"Hepatocellular carcinoma staging classifications supersede the typical TNM staging system seen in most other epithelial cancers, as the TNM staging system has been found to not be as prognostically useful for stratification of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Several substitute staging systems have arisen to guide therapy choice and prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma:"
"Hepatocellular carcinoma staging classifications supersede the typical TNM staging system seen in most other epithelial cancers, as the TNM staging system has been found to not be as prognostically useful for stratification of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Several substitute staging systems have arisen to guide therapy choice and prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma:"
"AJCC system, 6th edition"
"ECOG performance status"
"in patients with severe cirrhosis, the Child-Pugh score and MELD score may give a better idea of prognosis than an HCC staging classification"
"twice a year ultrasound surveillance in at-risk patients results in early detection of HCC 2"
"Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system"
"Okuda staging system"
"Makuuchi criteria"
"Japan Integrated Staging (JIS)"
"Vauthey system"
"Milan criteria"
"United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) criteria"
"University of California San Francisco (UCSF) criteria"
"Child-Turcotte-Pugh score"