Results of treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with severe cirrhosis of the liver

We retrospectively classified patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by the results of tests of 15-minute indocyanine green retention (ICGR15). Of the 201 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma admitted to our department in the past 6 years, 36 patients were assigned to group 1 (ICGR15 <10.0%), 81 patients to group 2 (ICGR15=10.1–20.0%), and 84 patients to group 3 (ICGR15≥20.1%). Of the total 201 patients, 72% underwent liver resection (78% of group 1 patients, 80% of group 2 patients, and 62% of group 3 patients).