115 results for “metastatic malignancy”
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 irregu…
62y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Robert Stradling was a 62-year-old male prisoner who died from metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He had significant health issues throughout his incarceration and was transf…
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 pa…
53y · Male·Metastatic Basaloid non-keratinising squamous cell carcinoma
David Winner, aged 53, died in Long Bay Correctional Centre from metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. He was on remand for domestic violence charges when diagnosed with terminal oro…
66y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
A 66-year-old man detained under criminal legislation died from metastatic oesophageal cancer at a hospital providing palliative care. He presented with weight loss and dysphagia …
72y · Male·pneumonia in a man with metastatic colon cancer
Lawrence Noyes was a 72-year-old man serving a prison sentence who presented with metastatic colon cancer. He underwent surgery including palliative bypasses and later a gastrostomy and jejunostomy…
58y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas
David Dufty, aged 58, died from metastatic pancreatic cancer while detained under a Mental Health Act treatment order in the ICU of Royal Hobart Ho…
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 Hosp…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Peter Swanston, a 63-year-old prisoner, died from complications of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. He was diagnosed in November 2012 following a CT scan investigating chest sy…
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…e Walker, a 49-year-old man with pre-existing epilepsy, cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, died in custody from metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain and leg swelling; initial ED assessment on 19 Octob…
67y · Female·Complications of metastatic lung cancer, in a woman with chronic obstructive pul…
Grethe Larsen, a 67-year-old woman with advanced multiple sclerosis, COPD, and metastatic lung cancer, died from complications of her malignancy. She resided in specialist disability accommodati…
51y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung cancer
David John Scott, a 51-year-old inmate at Port Phillip Prison, died from metastatic small cell lung cancer on 22 December 2013. He presented with chest pain in April 2013, was diagnosed wi…
94y · Female·Complications of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in a woman with deme…
A 94-year-old woman with advanced dementia and metastatic breast cancer died from complications of her malignancy. She presented repeatedly with vomiting due to d…
56y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis secondary to airways obstruction from squamous cell carci…
…ing problems improves diagnostic yield. Earlier endoscopy (September/October 2019) would have identified malignancy sooner, though prognosis remained poor.
48y · Male·large cell carcinoma of lung with metastases
…A CT scan on 27 April 2014 showed renal calculi; a subsequent CT on 23 June revealed rapidly progressive metastatic disease with liver, lung, adrenal, and bone involvement. The coroner found no clinical issues. The case …
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
A 75-year-old man died from metastatic pancreatic cancer while in lawful custody. He was diagnosed in February 2025 and underwent palliative ch…
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investiga…
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 p…
47y · Male·Metastatic mesothelioma
James John Wilson, a 47-year-old man imprisoned at Port Phillip Prison, died from metastatic mesothelioma on 5 May 2019 at St Vincent's Hospital. He was diagnosed with epithelioid mesothelioma in J…
62y · Male·extensive small cell lung cancer
…oroner found no clinical errors contributed to his death; the delusions appeared related to his advanced malignancy rather than medication. However, a significant administrative failure occurred: hospital staff did not r…
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