Oral Cancer – Referral of Patients with Suspicious Lesions

The Pathway of Care shows how a patient with a (District General Hospital) and seen within 2 weeks (in the UK). If the lesion is thought to be suspicious, then investigations, imaging ± biopsy are carried out. The biopsy results are ‘fast-tracked’ and the patient would be seen with the histological results of the biopsy, investigations & imaging results at the MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) meeting (held in my area, down at Maidstone Hospital, Kent). The suspicious features that the GDP should be aware of are listed here (high-lighted in yellow); these are in a box on the Rapid Referral Form.