Table 5.
Histopathological staging after primary liver resection.
| n = 202 | |
|---|---|
| Solitary tumors | 150 |
| Multifocal tumors | 52 |
| Tumor size in cm * (median (range)) | 7 (4–20) |
| Lymph nodes harvested (median (range)) | 5 (0–31) |
| R-stage | |
| R0 | 166 |
| R1 | 33 |
| R2 | 1 |
| Rx | 2 |
| T-stage | |
| T1a | 34 |
| T1b | 51 |
| T2 | 76 |
| T3 | 15 |
| T4 | 26 |
| N-stage | |
| N0 | 123 |
| N1 | 58 |
| Nx | 21 |
| L-stage | |
| L0 | 168 |
| L1 | 34 |
| V-stage | |
| V0 | 155 |
| V1 | 43 |
| V2 | 4 |
| Pn-stage | |
| Pn0 | 144 |
| Pn1 | 58 |
| Grading | |
| G1 | 3 |
| G2 | 129 |
| G3 | 51 |
| G4 | 1 |
| No grading ** | 18 |
| Clinical M-stage | |
| cM0 | 188 |
| M1 | 14 |
| UICC-stage ‡ | |
| Ia | 23 |
| Ib | 31 |
| II | 47 |
| IIIa | 9 |
| IIIb | 58 |
| IV | 13 |
* Size of largest nodule, if multifocal; ** after application of preoperative chemotherapy; ‡ due to Nx status 21/202 patients were not classified.