Deceased
Daniel Michael Hourigan
Demographics
72y, male
Coroner
Coroner Dr Jane Hendtlass
Date of death
2011-05-07
Finding date
2012-02-15
Cause of death
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
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Daniel Hourigan, a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability and metastatic renal cell carcinoma, died in palliative care after admission on 29 April 2011. He had widespread metastases involving brain, bone, lungs, and adrenal glands at the time of death. The coroner found death resulted from metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This case illustrates the natural progression of advanced malignancy in a patient with intellectual disability receiving appropriate end-of-life care. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified in the inquest.
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Inguest into the Death of DANIEL MICHAEL HOURIGAN
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Representation:
Form 37 Rule 60(1) Section 67 of the Coroners Act 2008
15 February 2012
Coroners Court of Victoria Level 11, 222 Exhibition Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
15 February 2012
Sgt David Dimsey assisting the Coroner
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Court Reference:
1622/11
I, JANE HENDTLASS, Coroner having investigated the death of DANIEL HOURIGAN AND having held an inquest in relation to this death on 15 February, 2012 at Melbourne find that the identity of the deceased was DANIEL MICHAEL HOURIGAN and the death occurred on 7 May 2011 at Broadmeadows Health Service Palliative Care Unit from: la. METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA in the following circumstances:
Daniel Michael Hourigan was 72 years old when he died, He lived in Department of Human Services accommodation at 30 Bicknell Court in Broadmeadows.
Mr Hourigan’s medical history included intellectual disability caused by congenital rubella and renal cell carcinoma, which was diagnosed in 2009. This had metastasised to his brain, bone, lungs and
adrenal glands.
3, On 29 April 2011, Mr Hourigan was admitted to palliative care at Broadmeadows Health Service.
4, On 7 May 2011, Daniel Hourigan died.
metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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