12 results for “tumour resection surgery”
55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
… 2014. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where MRI imaging revealed a large right frontal brain tumour with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He underwent uncomplicated craniotomy and tumour resection on 25 Sep…
50y · Female·Irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during surgery for meningioma resect…
…th Fragile X Syndrome and a brain meningioma, died from irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during tumour resection surgery. Significant intraoperative blood loss (4,500ml estimated) occurred, with major discrepa…
60y · Male·metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour
Steve Fesus, aged 60, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital from metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour. He had been diagnosed with cardiac cancer in 2016, underwent surgery, and was in remission until metastas…
45y · Male·Complications of VATS procedure for locally advanced right upper lobe lung adeno…
… 45-year-old man died from complications following VATS lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma. During initial surgery, the tumour invaded the T6 vertebral body. The surgeon, faced with incomplete tumour resection or vertebr…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock from excessive blood loss
…McDonald, age 75, died from hypovolaemic shock due to massive intraoperative bleeding during an anterior resection for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Critical deficiencies included: no pre-admission clinic assessment, no …
74y · Female·empyema/sepsis complicating oesophageal perforation following a complicated elec…
…ary disease, underwent elective hernia repair in November 2016 at a regional hospital. An unexpected colon tumour was removed during surgery. She subsequently developed a faecal leak from the colon anastomosis requiring …
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
A 62-year-old man died from intraoperative haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but found at autopsy …
2y · Female·Complications relating to metastatic neuroblastoma
…igh-risk neuroblastoma (N-myc positive) received intensive, world-class treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, mega-therapy, radiotherapy, and biotherapy at Princess Margaret Hospital. She initially achieved remissi…
75y · Female·septic complications following surgical resection of duodenal ampullary adenoma
A 75-year-old woman died of sepsis from bile leaking into her abdomen after elective surgery to remove a pre-malignant tumour adjacent to the bile duct. The coroner found multiple preventable failur…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
59-year-old woman admitted with newly diagnosed grade 4 glioblastoma underwent surgery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischa…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
…ody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropriate medical care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and palliative care. Cancer recurred in March 2020 despite 19 months remission; COVID-19 disruptions lim…
75y · Male·Burns
75-year-old John Drane, a resident of Masonic Care Queensland, died from extensive burns on 9 January 2014. The coroner concluded he intentionally set himself alight using a cigarette lighter shortly after receiving his …
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