Position statement on classification of basal cell carcinomas. Part 2: EADO proposal for new operational staging system adapted to basal cell carcinomas.
Jean-Jacques GrobC Gaudy-MarquesteA GuminskiJ MalvehyN Basset-SeguinB BertrandP Fernandez-PenasRoland KaufmannI ZalaudekMaria-Concetta FargnoliL TagliaferriB FertilV Del MarmolA StratigosC GarbeK PerisPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2021)
A practical classification adapted to the specificities of BCCs is proposed. It is the first tumour classification based on pattern recognition of clinical situations, which proves to be consistent and usable. This EADO staging system version 1 will be improved step by step and tested as a decision tool and a prognostic instrument.