Specialty: Urology
Age group: Adult
Criteria for referral to public hospital specialist clinic services
- Solid or complex renal mass
- Renal parenchymal mass
- Angiomyolipoma
- Mucosal collecting system lesion
- Complex cystic lesion
- Large symptomatic renal cyst.
Information to be included in the referral
Information that must be provided:
- Urea and electrolytes
- Urinary tract ultrasound or CT intravenous pyelogram results.
Provide if available:
- Urine cytology results
- Full blood examination.
Additional comments
The Summary and referral information lists the information that should be included in a referral request.
Where appropriate and available, the referral may be directed to an alternative specialist clinic or service.
Referral to a public hospital is not appropriate for
- Simple renal cysts.
Reviewed 26 May 2025