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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Space occupying liver lesion.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Suspected or known chronic liver disease with new lesion (excluding simple cysts), suspected hepatocellular cancer on imaging, elevated AFP - No suspected underlying liver disease with lesion suspicious for neoplasia on imaging
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Other liver lesions
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Details of presenting issues - Comorbidities and past medical history - Height, weight and BMI - History of liver disease and/or previous cancer - Alcohol and medication history (including hormones, non-prescription, herbs and supplements) - Risk factors for viral hepatitis - ELFTs, FBC, Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) results less than 3 months old - HBV, HCV serology results - All historical liver imaging reports 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.
There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
Parent service: Hepatology
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