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186 results for metastatic disease

VIChome2020-06-15

Finding into death of Gordon Malcolm Wallace

71y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia and argon gas inhalation

A 71-year-old man with metastatic bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and recent dialysis initiation deliberately ended his life using …

nephrologyoncologysystemargon gas
VICaged care2014-12-15

Finding into death of Terence Joseph Roadley

63y · Male·Complications of disseminated tumour (primary site unknown)

…d that caused or contributed to his death. The death was natural and expected in the context of advanced metastatic cancer.

palliative caregeneral practicemetoclopramide
WAhospital2014-10-09

Inquest into the Death of Tamar Jemima Sabbath Stitt

10y · Female·Septic shock and multiple organ failure as complications of advanced metastatic …

Tamar, a 10-year-old girl diagnosed with advanced metastatic hepatoblastoma in August 2009, died from septic shock and multiorgan failure in El Salvador on 12 Novemb…

oncologygeneral practicediagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2024-08-28

Inquest into the Death of Matthew John PICKIN

56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…

Matthew John Pickin, a 56-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, died from sepsis complicating a left leg infection. His lung cancer was appropriate…

respiratory medicineoncologysystemdexamethasone
WA2024-07-10

Inquest into the Death of Jason Anthony THOMPSON

54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care

Jason Anthony Thompson, a 54-year-old long-term prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died from metastatic lung cancer. He collapsed on 17 February 2023 with suspected opioid overdose but was not transferred to …

emergency medicineoncologydelaynaloxone
VIChospital2021-07-21

Finding into death of Lorinda Stacey Ruff

55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma

… Ruff, a 55-year-old woman with intellectual disability and bipolar disorder, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. She presented to her GP on 29 July 2019 with three days of appetite loss and suspe…

general practiceemergency medicine
WA2024-07-10

Inquest into the Death of Kevin John KEATH

76y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer with terminal palliative care

Kevin John Keath, aged 76, died from metastatic prostate cancer while serving a life sentence at Casuarina Prison. He received holistic, compassionate, …

oncologypalliative caresystemdelay
SAhospital2004-04-30

Coroner's Finding: YOUNG Iris Patricia

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 thoracen…

oncologyrespiratory medicinediagnosticcommunicationheparin
QLDhospital2019-09-03

Mr DAC - Non-inquest findings

51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …

A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed…

cardiologyvascular surgerydiagnosticproceduralpazopanib
SAhospital2017-07-27

Coroner's Finding: DODSON Edward Leonard

78y · Male·metastatic malignancy (unknown primary) with contributing right-sided heart fail…

Leonard Edward Dodson, aged 78, died in custody from metastatic liver cancer (unknown primary) with contributing right-sided heart failure. He had prostate cancer diagn…

urologyoncologydiagnosticdelaygoserelin
WAhospital2022-01-05

Inquest into the Death of Terrence Alexander Penman WELLS

61y · Male·metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma

Terrence Wells, a 61-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma in December 2018. Cancer was diagnosed in April 2018 after he repor…

oncologypalliative caremedicationsystempantoprazole
SA2025-08-28

Coroner's Finding: RJR

65y · Male·metastatic rectal cancer with extensive lung metastases

A 65-year-old man died from metastatic rectal cancer with extensive lung metastases while serving a prison sentence. He had presented with rect…

colorectal surgeryoncologyapixaban
WAhospital2022-03-03

Inquest into Death of Van Tho NGUYEN

59y · Male·metastatic lung cancer, with palliation

Van Tho Nguyen, a 59-year-old remand prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, died of natural causes in a private hospital palliative care setting. He had been a lifelon…

oncologypalliative caresystemcommunicationchemotherapy agents
TAShome2022-02-18

Coroner's Finding: XY - deidentified

84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…

An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…

general practicerespiratory medicinemorphine
QLDhospital2016-01-19

McCart, Thomas Gerard

55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)

…appropriately transferred to hospital where MRI imaging revealed a large right frontal brain tumour with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He underwent uncomplicated craniotomy and tumour resection on 25 September 2014. D…

neurosurgeryneurology
NThospital2016-04-22

Inquest into the death of Bundy Namarnyilk

56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…

A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. He first presented with sore throat in February 2014 and was ref…

ENT surgeryoncology
QLDprison2014-01-24

Lingwood, Craig Steven

45y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma

Craig Lingwood, a 45-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic melanoma in May 2011. He first complained of a suspicious mole (red, itchy, bleeding) in 2005-2006, but …

dermatologygeneral practicediagnosticsystem
WAhospital2023-05-22

Inquest into the Death of Errol Warren BARTLETT

87y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with complications (end-of-life palliative …

Errol Warren Bartlett-Torr, aged 87, died of metastatic prostate cancer on 20 June 2021 whilst in prison custody and receiving palliative care at Bethesda Hospi…

oncologypalliative carecommunicationsystemwarfarin
QLD2010-05-19

Jeffrey, Lawrence Edward

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 (…

general practicerespiratory medicinediagnosticdelayfurosemide
NSWhospital2015-06-16

Inquest into the death of Sean WAYGOOD

47y · Male·acute renal failure caused by bilateral ureteral obstruction due to metastatic c…

Sean Waygood, an Extreme High Security prisoner, died from acute renal failure caused by metastatic colorectal cancer. He presented with abdominal pain, constipation, and blood per rectum in March 2011 bu…

general practiceoncologydiagnostictramadol

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