Selection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation: Past and future

Table 2 Selection criteria base on radiological/morphological tumor characteristics

Ref.	Parameters	Importance
Bismuth et al[30]	Up to 3 nodules	Best results
	Each < 3 cm
Mazzaferro et al[31]	Single lesion < 5 cm	DFS > 75%
	< 3 lesions, each < 3 cm	Recurrence < 15%
	No macrovascular invasion
	No extrahepatic disease
Löhe et al[34]	Single tumor with size > 5 cm	Reduction in DFS
Yao et al[16]	Single lesion ≤ 6 cm	DFS > 75%
	2-3 lesions each ≤ 4.5 cm	Recurrence < 15%
	Total tumor diameter ≤ 8 cm
Mazzaferro[41]	Ordinates: n of tumors	Progressive reduction of 5 yr survival
	Abscissas: Tumor size
Mazzaferro et al[42]	Up to 7, as the sum of:	71.2% 5 yr survival
	Largest tumor in centimeter and n of tumors
Jang et al[46]	10 as the sum of:	If >: Decreased DFS
	Largest tumor in cm and
	n of tumors

DFS: Disease-free survival.