125 results for “cancer pain”
63y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
David Drowley, a 63-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic lung cancer at St Vincent's Hospital after developing the disease whilst incarcerated. He presented to prison medical …
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
…bject to a custody order at the Frankland Centre forensic mental health facility. After complaining of back pain on 20 January 2022, he was rapidly transferred to hospital where aggressive metastatic cancer was diagnosed…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…carcinoma. She presented to her GP on 29 July 2019 with three days of appetite loss and suspected abdominal pain, exhibiting low blood pressure, low pulse, and abdominal tenderness. She was referred to ED and admitted to…
65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 65-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identi…
64y · Male·Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Philip Nguyen, aged 64, died from metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whilst in lawful custody in Long Bay Hospital on 10 May 2020. He had been diagnosed with advanced lung can…
55y · Male·gastrointestinal malignancy, probably carcinoma of the pancreas
John William Brown was a 55-year-old male admitted as an involuntary patient with terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosed in October 2007. He was transferred from psychiatric care to a palliative care unit in November …
72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…
A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for an ultrasound showing bladder wall irregularities suspicio…
59y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of metastatic cervical cancer
Ms Yang, a 59-year-old woman with schizophrenia and metastatic cervical cancer, died from multi-organ failure. She presented with haematuria, lethargy, and poor appetite, and was found …
64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma
… specialist disability accommodation and had been under palliative care following a diagnosis of anorectal cancer in September 2023. He was admitted to hospital on 11 April 2024 with lethargy, anaemia and abdominal pain,…
71y · Male·Invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma)
A 71-year-old male prisoner presented with lower abdominal pain and was found to have invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma). Diagnosis occurred within 12 days of …
53y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
Joseph Mallia, a 53-year-old man incarcerated at Barwon Prison, presented with left flank pain and haematuria in November 2011. A CT scan in January 2012 identified concerning pancreatic duct distension…
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…ed in custody from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed in March 2017. He presented with abdominal pain initially attributed to constipation, then found to have advanced cancer with liver metastases. He underwen…
71y · Male·acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease
…s with contributing ischaemic heart disease at Flinders Medical Centre. He had advanced metastatic gastric cancer diagnosed in February 2011 after presenting with chest pain, fainting, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Foll…
76y · Male·Small bowel obstruction and acute renal failure, due to or as a consequence of m…
…Alexandra Hospital from small bowel obstruction and acute renal failure secondary to metastatic colorectal cancer. He was serving an eight-year sentence for sexual offences at the time of his death. The coroner found Mr …
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
…nce died of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma on 25 January 2022. Diagnosed April 2020, the ultra-rare cancer (1 in 10 million incidence) had already metastasised at discovery. Early symptoms of coughing blood in Jan…
52y · Male·end-stage throat cancer
Lincoln Campbell, a 52-year-old Aboriginal man with terminal throat cancer, disappeared from Kununurra Hospital on 24 December 2005 while receiving palliative care. He had a PEG fee…
75y · Male·Metastatic Lung Carcinoma
…with lethargy and dysphonia in February 2004, leading to prompt chest imaging that revealed extensive lung cancer with liver metastasis. He was managed appropriately through Royal Perth Hospital's respiratory and palliat…
63y · Male·metastatic rectal carcinoma
…tastatic rectal carcinoma on 3 July 2017. From 2015 onwards, he reported rectal and anal symptoms including pain, bleeding, and palpable masses, which were repeatedly attributed to haemorrhoids. Key missed diagnostic opp…
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, died in custody from metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain and leg swelling; initial ED assessment on 19 October 2017 did not identify serious pathology and he was di…
72y · Female·Intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine
A 72-year-old woman with terminal metastatic parotid cancer died from intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine. She was admitted to Ashford Hospital for pain …
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