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62y · Male·extensive small cell lung cancer
Trevor John Smith, aged 62, died from extensive small cell lung cancer at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 18 March 2011. He was under Mental Health Act detention when he developed delusions and delirium during his final illne…
56y · Male·respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lu…
Neville Ronald Baker, aged 56, died from respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lung disease. He was a life prisoner serving a sentence for murder. He had been a heavy smoker throug…
46y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
A 46-year-old man with metastatic malignant melanoma died in custody at a hospice. He was extradited from New South Wales to South Australia in April 2009 while undergoing cancer treatment. There was an 8-week delay befo…
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 management of pathological pelvic fractures. An intrat…
58y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinomatosis with unknown primary source
A 58-year-old prisoner died of metastatic adenocarcinoma with unknown primary. In September 2006, significantly abnormal liver enzymes (GGT 2093) and hyperglycemia were detected. A December 2006 ultrasound identified an …
58y · Male·metastatic multiple myeloma
Harry Richard Nylander, aged 58, died in prison custody from metastatic multiple myeloma on 25 January 2008. An inquest was mandatory due to his custodial status. Expert medical review by a senior medical oncologist conc…
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
A 42-year-old prisoner died from disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confirmed by CT scan. Surgery was performed with curative intent in December …
61y · Male·paraneoplastic syndrome caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
Peter Andrew Johnson, aged 61, died from paraneoplastic syndrome caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2007, undergoing right upper lobectomy in April 2007. Subs…
79y · Male·delirium due to aspiration pneumonia complicating advanced metastatic non-small …
A 79-year-old man with metastatic lung cancer suffered multiple strokes causing confusion and behavioural disturbance. He was detained under Mental Health Act. On the night shift, nursing staff found him unresponsive and…
72y · Male·inanition of terminal metastatic carcinoma of the left lung
A 72-year-old man with chronic mental illness detained under the Mental Health Act died of inanition from terminal metastatic lung cancer at an aged care facility. He had advanced lung disease from chronic smoking and wa…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
A 40-year-old male died in prison custody from large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004, treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with progr…
61y · Female·respiratory failure secondary to advanced malignancy
Ms Carmelina Bellocco, aged 61, died from respiratory failure secondary to advanced metastatic colon cancer. She had longstanding paranoid schizophrenia with poor insight and compliance. Cancer was diagnosed in 2006 afte…
50y · Female·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
Yan Yi Xu, a 50-year-old woman with a history of depression and recent breast cancer diagnosis, was admitted to Cramond Clinic psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt on Christmas Day 2008. She died by hanging in he…
60y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to malignant pleural effusion due to metastatic ma…
A 60-year-old man with diabetes presented with a plantar heel ulcer in March 2007 that was initially treated as a diabetic foot ulcer. The lesion failed to heal over 16 months despite standard care including wound dressi…
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had multiple comorbidities including prosta…
75y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the prostate gland
Gerard Grootveld, a 75-year-old prisoner, died from disseminated prostate cancer with bone metastases. Sentenced in July 2006 despite known advanced cancer and multiple comorbidities, his health rapidly deteriorated in c…
63y · Male·complications from carcinoma of the lung
Lawrence John Hodson, a 63-year-old man detained in custody at Glenside Campus under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act, died from complications of lung cancer. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and was receiving…
63y · Male·pancreatic carcinoma
Gary Michael McMahon, aged 63, died of pancreatic carcinoma at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 5 January 2005 while detained under the Mental Health Act. He was admitted following collapse at home with a history of diabetes, …
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
A 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer and COAD died from haemorrhagic shock due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to drain a pleural effusion on …
67y · Male·cancer of the stomach with metastasis liver
A 67-year-old man serving a life sentence died of metastatic stomach cancer in hospital. He was diagnosed with terminal gastric cancer in April 2000 and underwent a palliative gastric bypass procedure. Due to inability t…
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