Okuda staging system
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
The Okuda staging system was an advance on earlier hepatocellular (HCC) staging classifications, in that it incorporated both cancer-related variables and liver function related variables to determine prognosis 1:
- disease involving >50% of hepatic parenchyma
- ascites
- albumin
≤ 3≤3 mg/dL - bilirubin
≥ 3≥3 mg/dL
These are combined into stages:
- stage A: 0 criteria
- stage B: 1-2 criteria
- stage C: 3-4 criteria
Higher stages were correlated with a poorer prognosis.
History and etymology
The staging classification was published by K Okuda et al in 1985.
See also
-<li>albumin ≤ 3 mg/dL</li>-<li>bilirubin ≥ 3 mg/dL</li>- +<li>albumin ≤3 mg/dL</li>
- +<li>bilirubin ≥3 mg/dL</li>
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.