32 results for “liver biopsy”
Female·Combination of liver failure, blood loss and shock following needle biopsy
Alyssa, a 9-week-old infant, died from hemorrhage following a liver biopsy at Monash Medical Centre. She had persistent jaundice, and biopsy was undertaken to investigate pot…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…aine relief; (2) continuation of aspirin throughout her admission at Caboolture Hospital despite plans for liver biopsy, delaying the procedure; (3) inappropriate re-introduction of sodium valproate at Royal Brisbane an…
62y · Male·metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
… carcinoma in 2015. He had been diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2005, which is a significant risk factor for liver cancer. A liver biopsy in 2007 showed severe fibrosis with possible cirrhosis. The critical clinical lesso…
44y · Male·Hodgkin's Lymphoma
…), headaches and dizziness (August), and abdominal pain (October). Diagnosis was made in October following liver biopsy. He declined chemotherapy, citing religious reasons, and was deemed to lack capacity to make medica…
47y · Male·Complications of cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
…May 2019, initially assessed as constipation, but was subsequently transferred to hospital where end-stage liver disease and widespread metastases were diagnosed. His condition rapidly deteriorated and he was palliated.…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
…Two CT-guided biopsies on 8-9 November were attempted but unsuccessful due to patient intolerance; further biopsy under sedation/anaesthesia was planned for Monday 12 November. Over the weekend, Mr Miller's cognitive fun…
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…y and he was discharged. Subsequent investigations revealed obstructive jaundice, gallstones, and advanced liver disease. Exploratory surgery and imaging identified unresectable metastatic cancer. The coroner found no e…
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 …
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…ious diagnoses. The coroner found no systemic failures, though the family questioned delayed disclosure of liver disease severity. Her death from decompensated liver failure was ultimately related to end-stage cirrhosis…
76y · Male·Respiratory arrest in the setting of metastatic malignancy
… treated for urinary tract infection. Persistent nausea prompted further investigation, revealing abnormal liver function tests. On 31 October 2016, abdominal ultrasound at Ballarat Base Hospital identified liver lesion…
83y · Male·Metastatic melanoma
…uspicious skin lesion was documented on 26 February 2021 but not investigated until 26 June 2021, delaying biopsy-confirmed melanoma diagnosis by over four months until 1 July 2021. Mr Beever underwent wide local excisio…
56y · Male·complications of viral hepatitis related advanced-chronic liver disease
Russell Graham Penny, 56, a Noongar man, died from advanced liver disease with hepatocellular carcinoma while in prison custody. With chronic hepatitis C from intravenous d…
41y · Male·Acute liver failure with contributing Castleman's disease
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with HIV and Castleman's disease died from acute liver failure while on home detention. He had variable compliance with antiretroviral therapy, exacerbated by am…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
A 63-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed w…
63y · Male·cancer in the left lung metastatic to the heart, right lung, liver, pancreas and…
…ater found to be metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with widespread spread to ribs, spine, lymph nodes, liver, pancreas and adrenal glands. He received appropriate investigation, oncology assessment including radioth…
69y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to secondary haemochromatosis (transfusion-associated…
…saturation had been at ~100% for years. She subsequently developed iron overload cardiomyopathy, cirrhotic liver changes, and acute renal failure. At emergency admission with perforated gallbladder, liver function tests…
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…resented with abdominal pain initially attributed to constipation, then found to have advanced cancer with liver metastases. He underwent chemotherapy (one cycle), biliary stent insertions for recurrent obstruction-rela…
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
A 75-year-old man died from metastatic pancreatic cancer while in lawful custody. He was diagnosed in February 2025 and underwent palliative chemotherapy at Prince of Wales Hospital from March-April 2025. He developed an…
58y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinomatosis with unknown primary source
…prisoner died of metastatic adenocarcinoma with unknown primary. In September 2006, significantly abnormal liver enzymes (GGT 2093) and hyperglycemia were detected. A December 2006 ultrasound identified an indeterminate…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
…ve haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but found at autopsy to be metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The decision to operate was reasona…
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