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Skin and soft tissue pathology – benign and malignant
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Skin and soft tissue pathology – benign and malignant.
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Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Skin lesion highly suspicious for melanoma or excision biopsy proven melanoma – including re-excision
- High degree of clinical suspicion
- Large SCC, BCC
- Rapidly growing skin lesions especially on the face
- Non-melanoma skin malignancies and any of the following:
- ulceration and bleeding
- rapidly enlarging
- neurological involvement
- lymphadenopathy
- Poorly differentiated or infiltrative tumour on biopsy
- Soft tissue tumour with atypical features
- Ingrown toenail with infection having failed primary care management
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Small truncal or peripheral limb BCC or SCC or IEC
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Benign soft tissue lesions e.g. lipoma ganglion not suitable for primary health management
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Pigmented lesion features: size, shape, colour, inflammation, oozing, change in sensation
If a specific test result cannot be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a clinical override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service:
- Aesthetic or cosmetic surgery
- Abdominal lipectomy
- Breast reduction / augmentation
- Appearance medicine
- Vasectomy (unless within scope of the local health service)
- Reversal of vasectomy
Parent service: General Surgery
Send outpatient referrals to
- Smart Referrals preferred (Best Practice or Medical Director)
- Medical Objects GQ42150009Z (lookup qh → QHEALTH, GOLD COAST HEALTH OUTPATIENT)
- HealthLink EDI Qldgchsd
- Fax (07) 5687 4497 — Booking and Referral Centre
- Post: Booking and Referral Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215
- Clinic enquiries 1300 559 083
How to refer — full order
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