Table 2: Triage & Prioritisation of endocrine tumour cases tailored to local case-mix (adapted from ACS).
| Endocrine tumour | |
| Thyroid | Goiter causing airway compromise |
| Life-threatening or severely symptomatic Graves' that cannot be controlled medically | |
| Thyroid cancers that are imminently threatening the life or the health of the patient such as those with short double timing or aggressive recurrences | |
| Open biopsy to confirm a suspected diagnosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer or thyroid lymphoma in order to direct appropriate treatment | |
| Parathyroid | Hyperparathyroidism with life threatening hypercalcemia not medically controlled |
| Adrenal | Suspected adrenal cortical carcinoma |
| Pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma that cannot be controlled medically | |
| General | Endocrine disorders in pregnant patient that are dangerous to the health of the mother or fetus that cannot be controlled medically |