Table 3.

Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging

	Performance status	Tumour stage	Okuda stage	Liver function
Stage A
A1	0	Single < 5 cm	I	No portal hypertension
A2	0	Single < 5 cm	I	Portal hypertension, normal bilirubin
A3	0	Single < 5 cm	I	Portal hypertension, elevated bilirubin
A4	0	Up to 3, <3 cm	I–II	Child–Pugh class A–B
Stage B	0	Large multi-nodular	I–II	A–B
Stage C	1–2	Vascular invasion or extrahepatic disease	I–II	A–B
Stage D	3–4	Any	III	C