Discussion on the Clinical Staging Criterion of Primary Liver Cancer

Objective To compare several staging criterions and investigate the reasonable one for Chinese primary liver cancer.Methods The Primary liver cancer patients at the Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University were retrospectively analysed,and then the relativity between the different factors and the prognosis,as well as the difference of the curative resection rate and the prognosis for different stages were also analysed.Results The size,number of the tumor and the vascular invasion were independent factors of the prognosis.For the grouping,the staging designed by the Liver Cancer Group of the Chinese Anti cancer Association was the most suitable one.It also reflected the curative resection rate and the prognosis after curative resection.Conclusion The staging made by Liver Cancer Group is the most reasonable one for Chinese patients.