Table 4. Modified Union for International Cancer Control Staging System^*.

Stage	T	N	M
I	T1	N0	M0
II	T2	N0	M0
III	T3	N0	M0
IV A	T4	N0	M0
	T1, T2, T3, T4	N1	M0
IV B	T1, T2, T3, T4	N0, N1	M1

^*Adapted from Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan (80, 81).