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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2013; 19(33): 5534-5541
Published online Sep 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534
Published online Sep 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534
Proposal of new classification for postoperative patients with hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor growth characteristics
Cui-Hong Zhu, Xiao-Hui Liu, Rui Cao, Xiong-Zhi Wu, Zhong-Shan-Men in-Patient Department, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300171, China
Author contributions: Wu XZ analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Zhu CH and Cao R collected the patient data; and Liu XH participated in discussions.
Supported by National Science Foundation of China, No. 81173376; and New Century Excellent Talent, No. NCET-11-1068
Correspondence to: Xiong-Zhi Wu, PhD, Zhong-Shan-Men in-Patient Department, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300171, China. ilwxz@163.com
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Received: March 7, 2013
Revised: June 3, 2013
Accepted: July 18, 2013
Published online: September 7, 2013
Revised: June 3, 2013
Accepted: July 18, 2013
Published online: September 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: A number of staging systems were designed for all of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients based on some character of tumor, such as tumor size, vascular invasion, regional lymph node metastasis and extrahepatic spread. But those systems failed to adequately stratify HCC patients with respect to prognosis. In our study, we explore an appropriate staging system for resectable patients with HCC based on tumor’s growth characteristics, the Expansive-Invasive-Disseminative growth staging classification, which is a simple and efficacious prognostic model for postoperative patients with HCC.