Patricia Joan Nelemans

1 Introduction Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of cancer and comprises approximately 80% of all cutaneous malignancies [1, 2]. BCC is commonly diagnosed by means of histopathologic examination of biopsy specimens (gold standard), but non-invasive imaging modalities such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) provide a diagnostic alternative [2, 3].

AUC area under the curve BCC basal cell carcinoma CI confidence interval CUSUM cumulative sum DOR diagnostic odds ratio iBCC infiltrative basal cell carcinoma IQR interquartile range MUMC+ Maastricht University Medical Center+ nBCC nodular basal cell carcinoma OCT optical coherence tomography ROC receiver operating characteristic sBCC superficial basal cell carcinoma 1 Introduction The incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of cancer, is increasing [1].