Diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guidelines

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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumour in white populations. Multidisciplinary experts from the European Dermatology Forum, the European Association of Dermato-Oncology and the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer collaborated to develop recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of BCC. A new classification into 'easy-to-treat (common) BCC and 'difficult-to-treat' BCC is proposed. Diagnosis is based on clinicodermatoscopic features for 'easy-to-tr...

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Authors: Peris, K; Fargnoli, MC; Garbe, C; Kaufmann, R; Bastholt, L

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: European Journal of Cancer
• Volume: 118
• Pages: 10-34
• Publication date: 2019-07-06
• Acceptance date: 2019-06-18
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.06.003
• EISSN: 1879-0852
• ISSN: 0959-8049
• Pmid: 31288208
• Language: English
• Keywords: topical therapy; classification; radiotherapy; photodynamic therapy; hedgehog inhibitors; guidelines; basal cell carcinoma; immunotherapy; surgical therapy; destructive therapy