Staging Liver Carcinomas

• T1
• Solitary tumour without vascular invasion
• T2
• Solitary tumour with vascular invasion, OR
• Multiple tumours, none > 5cm
• T3
• Multiple tumours, at least one > 5cm, OR
• Tumour involving a major branch of the portal or hepatic veins
• T4
• Direct invasion of adjacent organs other than gallbladder, OR
• Perforation of the visceral peritoneum
• N1
• Regional node metastasis

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