Preferred Label : Eyelid Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage;
NCIt definition : A term that refers to the staging of eyelid carcinoma according to the American Joint
Committee on Cancer, 8th edition. This staging system applies to all primary carcinomas
of the eyelid, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC),
sebaceous carcinoma, and other rare carcinomas, such as all varieties of sweat gland
carcinoma (e.g., eccrine carcinoma). It does not apply to carcinomas of the head and
neck with direct extension to eyelid (are staged according to the cutaneous squamous
cell carcinomas of the head and neck), Merkel cell carcinomas of the eyelid (are staged
according to the classification for Merkel cell carcinomas), and melanomas of the
eyelid (are staged according to the classification for melanomas of the skin). (from
AJCC 8th Ed.);