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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 — Suspicion for Advanced Ovarian Cancer.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. Radiological findings suspicious for advanced ovarian cancer. E.g. pelvic mass with: - Large volume acites - Large volume upper abdominal disease/omental caking - Multiple sites of bowel involvement - Small bowel mesenteric involvement - Chest disease - AND bowel obstruction - CA125/CEA ratio <25 - Histological confirmation of gynaecological malignancy via omento-peritoneal biopsy OR biopsy of other metastasis
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - No category 2 criteria
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.
History including pain and other symptoms - CA125 results - Pelvic USS (TVS preferable) - CEA - Ca19-9 - FBC - UEC - LFT - Albumin - If age < 40 add: AFP, HCG, LDH - Abdominal pelvic imaging (USS Pelvis + PET-CT CAP) - If age<35 and intermediate features on imaging consider replacing CT with MRI + CXR 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.
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Gynaecological conditions that do not have a confirmed/suspected malignancy
Parent service: Gynaecology Oncology
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