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115 results for metastatic malignancy

VIChospital

Finding into death of WM

77y · Male·Respiratory arrest in the setting of metastatic malignancy

An elderly man with metastatic malignancy died from respiratory arrest in hospital. The coroner found the death resulted from his under…

oncologypalliative care
VIChospital2009-11-18

Finding into death of Pamela Cakebread

51y · Female·Complications of metastatic ovarian carcinoma

Pamela Cakebread, aged 51, died from complications of metastatic ovarian carcinoma in March 2009. She presented with nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension caused by …

oncologypalliative care
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Donald Charleson

68y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, likely bow…

… Centre on 19 January 2023 with pneumonia, vomiting, and chest pain. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic malignancy of unknown primary (likely bowel) and was receiving conservative management without chemother…

respiratory medicineoncology
NSWhospital2019-12-09

Inquest into the death of Douglas ANDERSON

84y · Male·staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy

Douglas Anderson, aged 84, died of staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy (gastro-oesophageal origin) while in custody at Westmead Hospital, nine days after arrest. Th…

emergency medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2020-01-06

Finding into death of Patricia Faye Stone

71y · Female·Complications of metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)

…ving in disability services residential accommodation, presented to Austin Hospital in January 2018 with metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. Initial assessment identified cancerous masses in the liv…

palliative careoncology
VIChospital2011-12-05

Finding into death of Linda Gale Cochrane

67y · Female·Complications of metastatic malignancy (unknown primary)

… she was under care of the Department of Human Services. The finding documents a straightforward case of metastatic malignancy with complications leading to death. No clinical errors, diagnostic failures, or preventable …

oncologypalliative care
SA2002-09-20

Coroner's Finding: GLENCROSS Kenneth William

80y · Male·metastatic carcinoma

Kenneth William Glencross, an 80-year-old prisoner, died of metastatic lung cancer at Mary Potter Hospice on 8 June 2001 while on conditional leave from prison. He was diagnos…

palliative careoncologypain killers
VIChospital2012-06-04

Finding into death of Robert Dunlop

76y · Male·Pneumonia and Metastatic Liver Disease from an unknown primary malignancy

…1 where pneumonia and dehydration were diagnosed. Imaging revealed right lobe pneumonia and subsequently metastatic liver disease from an unknown primary malignancy with bilateral pleural effusions. He received palliativ…

geriatric medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2026-04-07

Finding into death of Ronald Nieuwenhuis

65y · Male·Metastatic disease with gastrointestinal primary (adenocarcinoma)

…supported accommodation, presented to hospital in January 2025 with abdominal pain and was found to have metastatic adenocarcinoma of gastrointestinal origin with ascites and renal involvement. He was transitioned to pal…

emergency medicineradiology
SAhospital2020-05-28

Coroner's Finding: OLIVER Ian Arthur

81y · Male·haemorrhage from metastatic squamous cell tumour of the right axilla

…al errors or preventable factors were identified. The death resulted from natural causes—hemorrhage from metastatic malignancy in a palliative care setting.

oncologypalliative care
VIChospital2026-03-03

Finding into death of Nicole Buckley

53y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer

…urundjeri woman with complex medical needs including Dandy-Walker syndrome, intellectual disability, and metastatic breast cancer, died of her malignancy at Sunshine Hospital. She was admitted on 11 June 2024 with shallo…

palliative caregeneral medicine
VIChospital2019-02-08

Finding into death of Phyllis Franke

74y · Female·complications of metastatic intra abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)

… to Beechworth Health Service then transferred to Wangaratta Hospital where CT imaging revealed advanced metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. She was returned for palliative care and died on 9 Septem…

general practiceoncologydiagnosticdelay
VIChospital2012-10-22

Finding into death of Andrew Pollock

55y · Male·Pneumonia, bone marrow failure and metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin

…orated with respiratory failure from pneumonia, complicated by pancytopenia. Bone marrow biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary with bone marrow failure. He was transferred to ICU at Albury Base Hos…

emergency medicineintensive careantibiotics
NSWhospital2025-07-21

Inquest into the death of Colin Whaley

62y · Male·Complications of metastatic malignancy (likely lung primary)

Colin James Whaley, aged 62, died from complications of metastatic lung cancer while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He was a heavy smoker admitted to prison in J…

oncologypalliative care
NSWhospital2022-02-07

Inquest into the death of Jose Manuel XAVIER

64y · Male·Consequences of metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with Stanford B dissection thor…

Jose Manuel Xavier, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with a contributing Stanford B thoracic aortic dissection. He was diagnosed with o…

palliative caregastroenterologymorphine
VIChospital2019-09-03

Finding into death of Rodney Wayne Weise

48y · Male·Complications of metastatic melanoma

A 48-year-old man in custody at Port Phillip Prison died from complications of metastatic melanoma at St Vincent's Hospital. He had been diagnosed with melanoma in 2016 and developed metastatic

oncologycardiologymethadone
QLDhospital2020-05-25

Newstead, Mark Graham

51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)

Mark Graham Newstead, a 51-year-old man with schizophrenia and untreated hepatitis C, died from metastatic small round cell tumour (Ewing's Sarcoma) while in custody. He presented with urinary retention and lowe…

orthopaedic surgeryspinal surgery
VIC2022-06-16

Finding into death of Dennis Alfred Goudge

68y · Male·Complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma

Dennis Alfred Goudge, a 68-year-old man with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, prostate cancer, depression and angina, died in the hospital ward of Port Phillip Pr…

oncologycardiology
SAhospital2011-09-20

Coroner's Finding: BELLOCCO (aka Ieva) Carmelina

61y · Female·respiratory failure secondary to advanced malignancy

Ms Carmelina Bellocco, aged 61, died from respiratory failure secondary to advanced metastatic colon cancer. She had longstanding paranoid schizophrenia with poor insight and compliance. Cancer was d…

oncologycolorectal surgery
SAhospital2020-06-18

Coroner's Finding: BOYCE Ian Charles

85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma

An 85-year-old man died from hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe …

psychiatrygeriatric medicine

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