Preferred Label : Stage IIIA Adult Liver Cancer AJCC v7;
NCIt related terms : Stage III Liver Cancer; stage IIIA adult primary liver cancer;
NCIt definition : For hepatocellular carcinoma: Stage IIIA includes: T3a, N0, M0. T3a: Multiple tumors
more than 5 cm. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis.
(AJCC 7th ed.);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Stage III adult primary liver cancer is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB,
and IIIC. In stage IIIA there is either (1) more than one tumor larger than 5 centimeters;
or (2) one tumor that has spread to a major branch of blood vessels near the liver.;