Liver transplantation criteria for HCC

  Hepatology, Transplantation

Liver transplantation criteria Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) – Milan criteria


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Milan criteria
Solitary HCC <5 cm diameter OR
≤3 nodules with diameter <3 cm
UCSF criteria1
Single lesion ≤6.5 cm in diameter
OR 2–3 lesions ≤4.5 cm;
total tumour diameter ≤8 cm

5-year survival exceeds 70% when Milan criteria are used