Coronial

4 results for core biopsy

ACThospital2018-01-30

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF ROBERT DOUGLAS

67y · Male·respiratory failure with antecedent causes including chronic emphysematic lung d…

…ith 40-year smoking history presented with chest symptoms in 2012. CT scan revealed a left upper lobe mass. Core biopsy was incorrectly reported as adenocarcinoma by the pathologist, despite clinical uncertainty. The pat…

respiratory medicinepathologydiagnosticsystemenoxaparin
NSW2020-06-23

Inquest into the death of Kingsley EAGER

80y · Male·Hodgkin lymphoma and the consequences

Kingsley Eager, an 80-year-old prisoner with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, died of natural causes in Long Bay Hospital. He had declined active cancer treatment on initial diagnosis, preferring alternative approaches. Follow…

haematologypalliative careceftriaxone
QLDhospital2026-04-14

Inquest into the death of Francis Michael Fahey

70y · Male·Metastatic melanoma with ischaemic heart disease as a contributing condition

… He presented with a rapidly enlarging axillary mass in February 2023, confirmed as metastatic melanoma by biopsy in March. He underwent hip replacement for a pathological fracture and received immunotherapy, but deterio…

oncologygeneral medicinesystemdelayimmunotherapy
SA2025-06-03

Coroner's Finding: Sears, James Frank

53y · Male·disseminated malignant melanoma

A 53-year-old man died of disseminated malignant melanoma while incarcerated at Yatala Labour Prison. Initial excision of a large arm mole in November 2019 revealed Stage III melanoma. A January 2020 multi-disciplinary t…

dermatologyoncologycommunicationsystemdabrafenib

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