19 results for “brain radiotherapy”
63y · Male·raised intracranial pressure due to cerebellar metastasis arising from primary b…
…bronchogenic large cell carcinoma. Diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2001 while imprisoned, he received radiotherapy with initial good response. Symptoms recurred in March 2002; further radiotherapy in April 2002 was ine…
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
Vishna Damke, a 54-year-old woman with a long history of brainstem tumour treated with radiotherapy in 1994-1995, died of pneumonia complicated by radiation-induced brai…
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
A 54-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma died from brain metastases while detained under a Mental Health Act order at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had undergon…
70y · Male·advanced left frontal glioblastoma (operated)
… confusion) in July 2018 while imprisoned. He underwent debulking surgery and received chemotherapy and radiotherapy as an outpatient. Despite appropriate palliative care coordination between prison health services and t…
45y · Male·abdominal sepsis on a background of metastatic lung carcinoma
… symptoms in January 2019, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer following bronchoscopy, and received radiotherapy. In February, he developed acute abdominal pain from small bowel perforation, managed conservatively wi…
Male·metastatic lung cancer
…in February 2018. He had been serving a 12-year sentence. Lung cancer with metastases to liver, spleen and brain was diagnosed in October 2017 after presenting with coughing and coughing blood. He was transferred to Pri…
54y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer
…e patient had advanced cancer diagnosed in 2018 while imprisoned, received appropriate chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and made an informed decision to cease active treatment in favour of palliative care. His family expre…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
…s decision. By the time he agreed to surgery in 2009, the cancer had metastasised to his lungs, liver, and brain. He received extensive specialist treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy—care describ…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
…stigated following haemoptysis in October 2021, with timely referral to specialists and commencement of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy in January 2022. Medical care was comparable to community standards an…
66y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with invasive sarcoma-like tumour of the head, with te…
…been surgically removed in 2014. After surgery, Mr Candy adamantly refused recommended chemotherapy and radiotherapy despite clear warnings of recurrence risk. The tumour recurred in 2017 as predicted. Mr Candy consisten…
54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care
… given repeated naloxone doses and lack of typical overdose indicators. Subsequent investigations revealed brain and lung lesions. Thompson underwent craniotomy and palliative radiotherapy before returning to prison for…
53y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the rectum (operated)
…priately diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 whilst in custody and underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Despite initial treatment response, metastases developed in his lungs, liver, brain and spine. His car…
69y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung dis…
…t to a section 32 detention order. He had undergone chemotherapy with initial good response, but developed brain metastases and terminal disease progression. Clinical management included palliative care, dexamethasone f…
58y · Male·Metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
…ed of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma while on remand in custody. He had stage 4 lung cancer with brain metastases diagnosed in November 2016, shortly before his arrest for domestic violence offences. While in …
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
…sease to lungs was detected in March 2007, treated with Sunitinib until progression. Further metastases to brain and pericardium developed. The coroner found the initial diagnosis could not have been made earlier, surge…
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
31-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma on 25 January 2022. Diagnosed April 2020, the ultra-rare cancer (1 in 10 million incidence) had already metastasised at discovery…
56y · Male·complications of advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma in an adult man with…
…ents were eventually modified in September 2023, but the delay may have affected disease progression. When brain metastases developed in October 2024, he was transferred to Bethesda Hospital on 20 November 2024 and died…
64y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung (palliated)
Lajos Szabo, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with brain metastases. He presented to prison medical services in November 2018 with neck swelling and fever, was pro…
76y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer with terminal palliative care
Kevin John Keath, aged 76, died from metastatic prostate cancer while serving a life sentence at Casuarina Prison. He received holistic, compassionate, and appropriate healthcare throughout his incarceration, including r…
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