Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Size > 5 cm
- Enlarging
- Painful
- Deep to fascia
- Recurrence at site of previous excision (whatever the previous histology)
Should be considered malignant and referred urgently
Primary Bone Tumour
- Night pain or non-mechanical pain (especially in adolescence)
- Radiographic appearances suggesting bone tumour
Should be considered malignant and referred urgently
Metastatic Spinal Tumour
- ? Spinal cord compression
Contact spinal surgeons for emergency admission
Metastatic Bone Tumour
- ? Pathological or impending fracture
Contact orthopaedic & oncological surgeons for emergency admission