46 results for “squamous cell carcinoma”
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 September 2…
84y · Male·Respiratory failure complicating hospital acquired pneumonia following surgical …
…ed from respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgery for recurrent mandibular squamous cell carcinoma. Key clinical lessons: (1) Advanced Care Plans (ACPs) must be actively sought and document…
40y · Male·Laryngeal stenosis caused by laryngeal oedema due to squamous cell carcinoma of …
Thomas Andrew Clumpoint, 40-year-old Aboriginal man, died from laryngeal stenosis caused by squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck while imprisoned. He had undergone surgery and chemo-radiation for to…
56y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure and hypoxic ischaemic encepha…
…ichael Dyball, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, and treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, collapsed in his prison cell and suffered cardiopulmonary arrest on 28 April 2016. He die…
52y · Male·HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and n…
…Offenders Act, died at Royal Perth Hospital on 2 October 2010 from HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. He had been diagnosed with HIV in 2002 and developed extensive facia…
69y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung dis…
Barry John Matthews, aged 69, died of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung disease at an aged care facility while subject t…
60y · Male·Haemorrhage complicating a left robotic upper mediastinal lymph node clearance i…
…ied from massive haemorrhage following robotic mediastinal lymph node dissection for recurrent metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The coroner found the fatal bleed was likely caused by rupture of a blood vessel compromi…
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
A 50-year-old man died from tracheostomy site haemorrhage 36 days after laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal cancer. He lived alone post-discharge with a MePACS personal alarm system and home nursing visits. When bleedin…
71y · Male·RACF acquired pneumonia and Alzheimer dementia
Ross Stuart Blades, a 71-year-old man with Alzheimer dementia and squamous cell carcinoma, died of RACF-acquired pneumonia while residing in an aged care facility. He was found dec…
80y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis; squamous c…
An 80-year-old woman with treated squamous cell carcinoma of the pyriform fossa died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to bilateral deep vein…
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
A 63-year-old woman died from sepsis complicating cellulitis following elective skin cancer excision and skin graft performed in a general practitioner's clinic. …
82y · Male·Pneumonia in an elderly man with advanced lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
Charles William Mapp, 82, died of pneumonia secondary to advanced lung cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital for nine years with chronic schizophren…
68y · Male·Terminal lymphoma (mantle cell lymphoma)
Peter Simpson, a 68-year-old man serving a prison sentence, died from terminal mantle cell lymphoma at Long Bay Hospital in September 2018. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 2015 and received c…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
Ronald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medic…
67y · Male·Type 2 respiratory failure due to pneumonia
…roken Hill, underwent left upper lobe lobectomy based on a falsely positive lung biopsy contaminated with squamous cell carcinoma tissue from another patient during processing at SA Pathology. The contamination occurred …
69y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to right facial artery pseudoaneurysm r…
69-year-old male with tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma presenting with throat pain and trismus 12 days after completing chemoradiotherapy. On pre…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intrave…
72y · Male·Complications of suspected upper gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage, hospital ac…
A 72-year-old man with metastatic squamous cell lung cancer and multiple serious comorbidities was admitted to Ballarat Hospital in July 2024 with l…
70y · Male·complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disea…
…-old man with end-stage COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea collapsed in his prison cell and was transferred to hospital in respiratory distress. Despite having documented 'not for resuscitation' …
61y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolus
David Fleming, a 61-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including above-knee amputation, ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, and recent laryngeal cancer surgery, died in Long Bay Correctional Hospital from pulmonary…
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