Table 1.
Stage | Description |
Very early | PS 0, Child-Pugh A, single HCC < 2 cm |
Early | PS 0, Child-Pugh A-B, single HCC or 3 nodules < 3 cm |
Intermediate | PS 0, Child-Pugh A-B, multinodular HCC |
Advanced | PS 1-2, Child-Pugh A-B, portal neoplastic invasion, nodal metastases, distant metastases |
End-stage | PS > 2, Child-Pugh C |
This classification is in accordance with that outlined in reference [2]. PS: Performance status; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.