FIGURE 1.

Treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system. Some centres use carefully regulated extended criteria regarding size and number of tumours to select for transplantation. More invasive treatments for early stage disease generally have a better prognosis compared to less invasive/palliative treatments for advance disease. Adapted from Tellapuri et al. ¹³ PS, performance status; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; TACE, transarterial chemoembolisation