94 results for “adenocarcinoma”
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…an with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 12 post-discharg…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
Graham Joseph Butson, aged 81, died from aspiration of gastric contents complicating undiagnosed metastatic lung cancer with brain metastases. He presented with confusion, agitation and atrial fibrillation; a lung mass w…
75y · Female·large volume aspiration following right hemicolectomy for adenocarcinoma of the …
A 75-year-old woman with a 20-month history of iron deficiency anaemia was not investigated for its cause by her general practitioner despite clear clinical signs of deterioration. The coroner found this fell 'grossly sh…
70y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple co-morbidi…
Ronald Joseph Buckland, aged 70, died in custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital from bronchopneumonia with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple comorbidities. A life-sentenced prisoner, he had extensive medical conditions i…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
Henry Allen, a 60-year-old man with oral squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia while in prison custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropria…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
June Nutter, a 58-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, anorexia, and unexplained shortness of breath, underwent gastroscopy and colonoscopy at a private hospital to investigate suspected gastric pathology. She had…
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 chemotherapy and surgic…
74y · Female·Metastatic duodenal carcinoma
Elizabeth Helen Barber, a 74-year-old woman with schizophrenia and a Custodial Supervision Order at Thomas Embling Hospital, presented to Austin Hospital in April 2021 with postural hypotension, fainting, and weakness. I…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock from excessive blood loss
…ypovolaemic shock due to massive intraoperative bleeding during an anterior resection for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Critical deficiencies included: no pre-admission clinic assessment, no formal preoperative anaestheti…
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 chemotherapy at Prince of Wales Hospital from March-April 2025. He developed an…
73y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal cancer
Ms AC, a 73-year-old woman with longstanding physical disabilities, died from metastatic oesophageal cancer. She presented with progressive swallowing difficulties, weight loss, and elevated inflammatory markers from Dec…
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 hyperglyc…
68y · Male·Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Ivan Leo Goolagong, a 68-year-old Wiradjuri man, died of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma while in Long Bay Prison Hospital Medical Subacute Unit in July 2017, five months after undergoing a W…
53y · Male·Complications of metastatic rectal cancer
Thomas Millar, a 53-year-old man in custody, died from complications of metastatic rectal cancer with liver failure. He had been diagnosed with advanced cancer in 2015 with a poor prognosis and underwent chemotherapy whi…
88y · Male·Metastatic prostate carcinoma
Donald Victor Greenaway, an 88-year-old man serving a 21-year prison sentence, died from metastatic prostate carcinoma in the Aged Care Ward at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He had been diagnosed with stage IV prostate c…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for chest sepsis, …
78y · Male·Acute renal failure due to metastatic malignancy (primary site unknown)
William Alfred Evans, aged 78, died of acute renal failure secondary to metastatic malignancy while in custody at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been diagnosed with advanced dementia and prostate cancer.…
73y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of sepsis due to or as a conse…
73-year-old woman died 12 days after elective colorectal surgery for synchronous caecal and rectal tumours. Post-operatively, she developed persistent low urine output and intermittent hypotension managed with repeated f…
73y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung with palliation
Norman Hazelgrove, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic lung carcinoma in September 2017. Early in his imprisonment (2013), a chest X-ray showed COPD but this diagnosis was not formally documented or managed desp…
25y · Female·multiple injuries
A 25-year-old woman with newly diagnosed metastatic gastro-oesophageal cancer and depression died by suicide on hospital grounds. She was admitted on 30 January 2021 after imaging showed cancer progression. Her sister di…
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