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This condition is treated in the Breast surgery clinic.
Pre-referral work-up
History
All referrals should comply to referral standards and also include:
- Process of diagnosis of new cases and recurrence
- History and treatment of original cancer if recurrence
- Copies of investigations
- Clinical examination - good description of breast
- Presence or absence of lymphadenopathy
- Breastscreen Tasmania letters if cancer found on screening
Tests
- Mammogram +/- UItrasound
- FNA/Core biopsy - not available at RHH and should be referred privately but should not delay referral in obvious or highly suspicious cases
- FBE, ESR
- U&E eGFr
- LFTs
Interim/GP management
To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Breast Surgery clinic page for the full referral process and templates.
If breast lump is highly suspicious for breast cancer, please make urgent referral for FNA/Core biopsy and also to clinic including the details as above and noting the referral for FNA/Core biopsy including the details of the service referred to.
For more information please see the Tasmanian Health Pathways website.
Cancer Australia: Clinical Practice Guidelines Breast Cancer
Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service
Clinic appointments
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Urgent (Category 1)
🚩 New breast cancer
🚩 Proven recurrence of breast cancer
The expectation of service is two weeks for patients with breast cancer to be seen.
🚩 Red flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.
Availability
North
Phone: 1300 977 694
Fax: 03 6777 5214
Level 3
Launceston General Hospital
274-280 Charles St
Launceston TAS 7250
North West
North West Regional Hospital
Phone: 6430 6599
Fax: 6464 1928
Mersey Community Hospital
Phone: 6441 5943 or 0409 924 496
South
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6234 9941
Level 7
Liverpool Clinics
59 Liverpool Street
Hobart TAS 7000
