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30 results for metastatic oesophageal cancer

NThospital2021-01-07

Inquest into the death of Edgar Forrester

56y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis secondary to airways obstruction from squamous cell carci…

Edgar Forrester, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonitis secondary to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with metastases while in custody. He presented with progressive dysphagia from …

general practicecardiologydiagnosticdelay
NSW2018-11-15

Inquest into the death of Kenneth Johnstone

79y · Male·Complications associated with metastatic colorectal carcinoma and diabetes melli…

Kenneth Johnstone, a 79-year-old prisoner with extensive comorbidities including metastatic colorectal cancer, diabetes, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and osteomyelitis, died from cancer complic…

oncologypalliative caremorphine
NThospital2016-04-22

Inquest into the death of Bundy Namarnyilk

56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…

A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. He first presented with sore throat in February 2014 and was ref…

ENT surgeryoncology
TAShospital2026-02-24

Coroner's Finding: Bradley, Steven Basil

65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls

…ley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for chest sepsis, a CT brain identi…

oncologygeneral medicinesystemdelay
SA2025-08-28

Coroner's Finding: RJR

65y · Male·metastatic rectal cancer with extensive lung metastases

A 65-year-old man died from metastatic rectal cancer with extensive lung metastases while serving a prison sentence. He had presented with rect…

colorectal surgeryoncologyapixaban
QLDhospital2019-06-20

Lawless-Pyne, Timothy Paul

57y · Male·Bleeding oesophageal varices due to cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carc…

…year-old prisoner with hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma died from bleeding oesophageal varices. He was appropriately managed with aggressive treatment including TACE and variceal ligation, f…

gastroenterologyhepatologymorphine
WAhospital2023-05-22

Inquest into the Death of Errol Warren BARTLETT

87y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with complications (end-of-life palliative …

Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr, aged 87, died of metastatic prostate cancer on 20 June 2021 whilst in prison custody and receiving palliative care at Bethesda Hospi…

oncologypalliative carecommunicationsystemwarfarin
ACThospital2014-03-03

Findings Into The Death Of Sukanya Thurairajah

56y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to inadvertent oesophageal intubation and f…

… Thurairajah, 55-year-old with multiple comorbidities including obesity, diabetes, coronary disease, and metastatic breast cancer, underwent haemodialysis at Canberra Hospital on 29 July 2011. She had an adverse reaction…

anaesthesiaintensive careproceduralcommunicationhydrocortisone
WAhospital2022-02-14

Inquest into the Death of Jeffrey Lee STRETTLES

52y · Male·complications in association with advanced malignancy (hepatocellular carcinoma)…

…osis, and generalised sepsis. He had contracted Hepatitis C in the late 1980s and was diagnosed with liver cancer in early 2017, treated with TACE and radiofrequency ablation. Despite multiple subsequent interventions (S…

gastroenterologyoncologysystemledipasvir
WAhospital2025-05-08

Inquest into the Death of Tony RUICH

55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…

Tony Ruich, a 55-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012,…

hepatologypalliative careheroin

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