| AASLD | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
| ALBI | Albumin-Bilirubin Grade |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| ALPPS | Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy |
| ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| BCLC | Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer |
| CE | contrast enhanced |
| CIS | Carcinoma in situ |
| CLD | chronical liver disease |
| CP | Child Pugh |
| CT | computed tomography |
| ECD | extended criteria donor |
| ECOG | Eastern Co-operative of Oncology Group |
| ESLD | end-stage liver disease |
| FLR | future liver remnant |
| FLRF | future liver remnant function |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HIFU | high-intensity focused ultrasound |
| ICG | indocyanine green |
| IRE | irreversible electroporation |
| ITA.LI.CA. | Italian Liver Cancer database |
| LDLT | living donor liver transplantation |
| LiMAx | Liver Maximum Capacity Test |
| LR | liver resection |
| MELD | Model for End-stage Liver Disease |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MWA | microwave ablation |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| OLT | orthotopic liver transplantation |
| OS | overall survival |
| PEI | percutaneous ethanol injection |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PST | performance status |
| PVE | portal vein embolization |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiotherapy |
| TACE | trans-arterial chemoembolization |
| TTP | time to progression |
| UCSF | University of California San Francisco |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| Y-90 | trans-arterial radioembolization with Y-90 |