Table 1.

BCLC staging system in patients diagnosed with HCC ^4,5,10

Very early stage	PS 0, Child–Pugh A, single HCC <2 cm
Early stage	PS 0, Child–Pugh A–B, single HCC or 3 nodules <3 cm
Intermediate stage	PS 0, Child–Pugh A–B, multinodular HCC
Advanced stage	PS 1–2, Child–Pugh A–B, portal neoplastic invasion, nodal metastases, distant metastases
Terminal stage	PS >2, Child–Pugh C

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PS, performance status.