19 results for “disseminated malignancy”
67y · Female·Complications of metastatic malignancy (unknown primary)
…ears, was admitted to hospital 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 …
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating disseminated pulmonary large cell carcinoma with r…
…tion, and respiratory distress, necessitating Mental Health Act detention. CT imaging revealed advanced disseminated lung cancer with metastases to liver, adrenal glands, and brain. She developed bronchopneumonia and die…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
A 40-year-old male died in prison custody from large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004, treated with radiotherapy and chem…
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
A 64-year-old prisoner with end-stage disseminated small cell lung cancer died from respiratory failure and sepsis at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had pres…
69y · Male·disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (palliated), bilateral lung ade…
A 69-year-old man died in prison custody from disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, bilateral lung adenocarcinoma, and severe emphysema. He had a sign…
58y · Male·Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, due to or as a consequence of T-cell lympho…
Frank Burrows, a 58-year-old male prisoner, died from Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to T-cell lymphoma. He presented with non-specific symptoms (fever, sweats, diarrhoea) and was initially discharge…
52y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the gallbladder
David Issacson, 52 years old, died from disseminated gallbladder carcinoma at Royal Adelaide Hospital while detained under the Mental Health Act. He present…
71y · Male·disseminated fungal (Cryptococcus) infection of the lungs, brain and meninges
…nt was discharged then readmitted, deteriorated further with cardiac arrest, and died. Autopsy revealed disseminated cryptococcal infection of lungs, brain and meninges—not lung cancer. The coroner found management poor,…
58y · Male·metastatic multiple myeloma
…delay in initial CT scanning in 2004, earlier diagnosis would not have prevented death. The disease was disseminated and advanced at diagnosis. The one-month interval to diagnosis was shorter than community average. Pris…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss…
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. The coroner found his medic…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
A 39-year-old male inmate died from complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in D…
81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy
…ted peace. He was transitioned to comfort care and died from inanition complicating his brain injury and malignancy. The consultant noted his head injuries alone would not have been fatal, and survival was possible had h…
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
A 42-year-old prisoner died from disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confir…
63y · Male·disseminated carcinoma (pancreatic cancer with metastases to liver and lung)
George Papadopoulos, aged 63, died in prison custody from disseminated pancreatic carcinoma with metastases. He had refused imaging investigations due to unfounded concerns a…
73y · Male·Disseminated malignancy (advanced lung carcinoma and mouth carcinoma) in a man w…
Robert Craig, aged 73, died from disseminated malignancy (advanced lung and mouth carcinoma) while in prison custody. He received suboptimal cancer t…
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
…, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. He was transferred to hospital on 19 July 2009 with pneumonia symptoms and r…
63y · Female·disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a woman with multiple sc…
Pamella Rees, a 63-year-old woman 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…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
…lation for safety reasons. The coroner found his death was not preventable despite extensive undiagnosed malignancy. A significant procedural concern was identified: the mandatory psychiatric review of his detention orde…
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