NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
A rare but serious malignancy (osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma) needing oncology and orthopaedic-oncology management; the GP's role is prompt recognition of red flags, pain relief, and urgent referral. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
A rare but serious malignancy (osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma) needing oncology and orthopaedic-oncology management; the GP's role is prompt recognition of red flags, pain relief, and urgent referral.
- Unexplained bone pain especially at night, palpable enlarging mass, unexplained fracture, unexplained weight loss.
- Rare in Egyptian primary care.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.