19 results for “cancer of unknown primary”
62y · Male·Extensive liver tumour, primary site not identified
…ssessment suggested possible hepatitis and he was referred to hospital. CT imaging revealed terminal liver cancer with no identifiable primary site. Active treatment was withdrawn and he died 10 days later. The coroner f…
50y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary
…ntellectual disability residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. He presented with back and shoulder pain in March 2024 attributed to osteoarthritis, but was dia…
65y · Male·Adenocarcinoma with unknown primary
John Conway McKenzie, a 65-year-old prisoner with gall bladder cancer, died from adenocarcinoma with unknown primary on 30 May 2025 at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. He was a…
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 had been incarcerated s…
58y · Male·carcinomatosis from unknown primary
David Kevin Loader, a 58-year-old life prisoner, died from metastatic cancer of unknown primary in January 2020. He presented with multiple episodes of back, abdominal, shoulder and r…
74y · Female·complications of metastatic intra abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)
…ferred to Wangaratta Hospital where CT imaging revealed advanced metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. She was returned for palliative care and died on 9 September 2017. The Disability Services Commi…
55y · Male·Pneumonia, bone marrow failure and metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin
…ure from pneumonia, complicated by pancytopenia. Bone marrow biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary with bone marrow failure. He was transferred to ICU at Albury Base Hospital where advanced metast…
63y · Male·Complications of disseminated tumour (primary site unknown)
Terence Joseph Roadley, aged 63, died from complications of disseminated carcinoma with unknown primary site in a palliative care setting. He had intellectual disability and was under state care via a …
71y · Female·Complications of metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)
…accommodation, presented to Austin Hospital in January 2018 with metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. Initial assessment identified cancerous masses in the liver with metastases to lungs and bones. …
67y · Female·Complications of metastatic malignancy (unknown primary)
…spital on 28 April 2011 with suspected chest infection. Investigations revealed disseminated carcinoma of unknown primary origin. She received palliative care and died on 12 May 2011. The inquest was held because she wa…
68y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, likely bow…
…23 with pneumonia, vomiting, and chest pain. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic malignancy of unknown primary (likely bowel) and was receiving conservative management without chemotherapy per patient and GP …
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 diagnosed in 2010 vi…
76y · Male·Pneumonia and Metastatic Liver Disease from an unknown primary malignancy
…n were diagnosed. Imaging revealed right lobe pneumonia and subsequently metastatic liver disease from an unknown primary malignancy with bilateral pleural effusions. He received palliative care and died on 13 February …
63y · Female·disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a woman with multiple sc…
…oman with longstanding multiple sclerosis, died on 30 June 2014 from disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. Her cancer went undiagnosed despite regular GP contact. In her final weeks, she refused external…
65y · Male·Metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin
…ld prisoner with hepatitis C cirrhosis, diabetes and hypertension, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin while in custody at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He presented with flank pain …
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 detect…
50y · Male·Tracheal obstruction due to poorly differentiated metastatic malignant epithelio…
… at Princess Alexandra Hospital's secure unit. Diagnosed in June 2014 with aggressive, rapidly progressive cancer involving extensive mediastinal and cervical lymph node involvement, he underwent palliative radiotherapy …
78y · Male·Acute renal failure due to metastatic malignancy (primary site unknown)
…tody at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been diagnosed with advanced dementia and prostate cancer. Medical review found his care at PAHSU exceptional and appropriate care was provided at other facilities.…
38y · Male·metastatic lung carcinoma
…t imaging or discharge documentation. He was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital on 25 June where metastatic cancer was diagnosed on 2 July. While the coroner found no explicit negligence, expert evidence confirmed earlier…
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