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Musculoskeletal or soft tissue tumour or cancer: relating to cancer genetics

ADULT PAEDIATRIC

Minimum Referral Criteria

  • Category 1
    (appointment within 30 calendar days)
    • Sarcoma diagnosed < 3 years ago
  • Category 2
    (appointment within 90 calendar days)
    • An individual whose referral to GHQ was recommended after review of a relative
  • Category 3
    (appointment within 365 calendar days)
    • Intra-abdominal or abdominal wall desmoid tumour diagnosed at age ≤ 60 years
    • Sarcoma diagnosed > 3 years ago with no evidence of recurrent disease

1. Reason for request Indicate on the referral

  • To establish a diagnosis
  • For treatment or intervention not otherwise accessible to the patient
  • For advice regarding management
  • To engage in an ongoing shared care approach between primary and secondary care
  • Reassurance for GP/second opinion
  • Reassurance for the patient/family
  • For other reason (e.g. rapidly accelerating disease progression)

2. Essential referral information Referral will be returned without this

  • As much detail as possible about the patient's personal history of cancer including the following:
    • type/s of cancer
    • age at diagnosis
    • treatment including outcome
    • known relevant family history
  • Confirmation of OOHC (where appropriate) and contact details to send correspondence for OOHC
  • Relevant pathology including results of any genetic testing if performed (if results are available on Auslab please indicate this on referral)
  • Relevant imaging

3. Additional referral information Useful for processing the referral

  • If the family is known to GHQ, include the GHQ reference number (GF) if known

4. Request

Last updated: 13 June 2023