114 results for “advanced malignancy”
47y · Male·Follicular lymphoma with transformation to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and the…
…lights appropriate end-of-life care decision-making in a custodial setting and the challenges of managing advanced haematological malignancy with multi-organ complications.
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
A 64-year-old prisoner with end-stage disseminated small cell lung cancer died from respiratory failure and sepsis at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with collapse, fever, and hypotension in January 2016. Inves…
75y · Male·Complications of multiple myeloma (palliated)
…ng in a supported residential service, died from complications of multiple myeloma. He was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma in June 2021 following presentation with suspected bowel obstruction. After discussions …
73y · Male·Metastatic rectal carcinoma
A 73-year-old man died from metastatic rectal carcinoma while serving a prison sentence. He was transferred from Port Phillip Prison to St Vincent's Hospital on 16 September 2018 for end-of-life care and died five days l…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…se. Following family discussion, palliative management was provided given the non-surgical nature of his malignancy. The coroner found no clinical mismanagement by treating clinicians or disability support staff. Key lea…
51y · Female·Complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Ms Leesa Sandra Higgins, a 51-year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis and intellectual disability living in residential care, died from complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma. She was admitted to hospital in…
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
…nted effective treatment. The coroner found the care appropriate and the detention necessary. Key lesson: advanced malignant disease with brain involvement may present with behavioural disturbance requiring involuntary d…
75y · Male·cerebral metastatic malignancy (lung cancer with brain metastases)
…efuse treatment. His condition deteriorated significantly by early 2016. A CT scan in April 2016 revealed advanced lung cancer with brain metastases, presenting with seizures. He died weeks later. The coroner found the l…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer i…
55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
…ated and he died on 5 October 2014. Clinical review found no issues with his medical care. The tumour was advanced at presentation; earlier identification would not have changed the outcome. Medical care provided met com…
41y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
Catherine Myee Drinkwater, 41, died of metastatic oesophageal cancer diagnosed in June 2022. She lived in Supported Disability Accommodation as an NDIS participant with multiple comorbidities including Asperger's syndrom…
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
… different management could have materially changed the outcome. Death was from natural causes related to advanced metastatic pancreatic cancer.
52y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the gallbladder
…ially discharged from ED with a diagnosis of constipation, then re-presented on 3 April and was admitted. Advanced cancer with metastases was diagnosed on 8 April; he died the following day. The coroner found his treatme…
77y · Male·Complications of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, likely urothelial origin
Jack King, aged 77, died of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (likely urothelial origin) while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre Hospital's Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit on 20 September 2020. He had been diagno…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
…d whilst in custody met expected standards, with no actions or omissions contributing to death. Given the advanced terminal nature of the disease at diagnosis, death was not preventable.
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…ed to his death. The death resulted from natural causes precipitated by the fall, surgery, and underlying advanced cancer causing frailty and cachexia.
69y · Male·advanced cholangiocarcinoma
Mr Lifa Faafete, aged 69, died from advanced cholangiocarcinoma while in remand custody at Metropolitan Special Programs Centre. He was appropriately …
75y · Female·Pneumonia
…lowing a short hospital admission. She presented with signs of aspiration pneumonia and was found to have advanced rectal carcinoma with pulmonary metastases on post-mortem imaging. The coroner found no evidence of defic…
83y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease
… and antipsychotics under a Mental Health Act order. Despite treatment, his condition deteriorated due to advanced airway disease unresponsive to non-invasive ventilation. The coroner found care was appropriate and no pr…
58y · Male·metastatic multiple myeloma
…l CT scanning in 2004, earlier diagnosis would not have prevented death. The disease was disseminated and advanced at diagnosis. The one-month interval to diagnosis was shorter than community average. Prison Health Servi…
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