106 results for “metastatic lung cancer”
38y · Male·metastatic lung carcinoma
Thomas Brigham, a 38-year-old prison inmate, died from metastatic lung carcinoma after a delayed diagnosis. Over three months, he presented repeatedly with back pain, wei…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, with terminal palliative care, …
Karl Frederick Dominic Holmes, a 66-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from complications of his terminal cancer while s…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
Colin George Graham, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with severe COPD and lung cancer, died of disseminated non-small cell carcinoma while in prison custody receiving palliative care. Th…
63y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the lung
Lawrence Jeffrey, a 63-year-old inmate at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, died from metastatic lung carcinoma on 11 May 2008. He presented with symptoms consistent with his known chronic conditions (…
76y · Male·Respiratory arrest in the setting of metastatic malignancy
…tober 2016, abdominal ultrasound at Ballarat Base Hospital identified liver lesions highly suggestive of metastatic disease, prompting urgent transfer to St Vincent's Hospital. Imaging confirmed multiple liver metastases…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma (metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin)
Robert Theodore Stewart was a 59-year-old man with metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary origin who died in custody at Port Phillip Prison on 19 December 2013. He h…
53y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the rectum (operated)
Paul Eugene Anker, a 53-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic rectal carcinoma at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He had been appropriately diagnosed with bowel cancer …
63y · Male·disseminated carcinoma (pancreatic cancer with metastases to liver and lung)
…or CT scanning from November 2017 onwards. An MRI scan performed in June 2019 revealed advanced pancreatic cancer with liver and lung metastases. The coroner found that medical care provided was appropriate despite diagn…
74y · Female·Metastatic duodenal carcinoma
… Austin Hospital in April 2021 with postural hypotension, fainting, and weakness. Investigation revealed metastatic duodenal carcinoma with lung and lymph node involvement, and chronic occlusive pulmonary emboli (off ant…
73y · Male·Complications of metastatic neuroendocrine lung carcinoma
John O'Donnell, aged 73, died in custody from complications of metastatic neuroendocrine lung cancer while hospitalised at Westmead Hospital. The coroner identified two systemic …
62y · Male·Non-small cell lung carcinoma with metastases
Desmond Sims, a 62-year-old prisoner, died from advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma with metastases. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2009 at Princess Alexandra Hospita…
58y · Male·Metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
Barry Haynes, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma while on remand in custody. He had stage 4 lung cancer with brain metastas…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
…terial infection) that was not diagnosed during his 12-day RAH admission. Clinicians initially suspected metastatic lung cancer based on presentation and imaging, which was objectively reasonable. Two CT-guided biopsies …
56y · Male·complications of advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma in an adult man with…
A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died of advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma while serving an 11-year sentence for child sex offences. He had been diagnosed w…
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 Vinc…
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 lun…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
…been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004, treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with progressive metastatic disease. In March 2008 he presented with necrotising fasciitis requiring emergency surgery and ICU care.…
47y · Male·Complications of cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
…bert Nikkelson, a 47-year-old Aboriginal man in prison custody, died from complications of cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain in May 2019, initially assessed as constipati…
48y · Male·Complications of metastatic melanoma
A 48-year-old man in custody at Port Phillip Prison died from complications of metastatic melanoma at St Vincent's Hospital. He had been diagnosed with melanoma in 2016 and developed metastatic …
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
31-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma on 25 January 2022. Diagnosed April 2020, the ultra-rare cancer (1 in 10 mill…
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