Clinical outcome after pulmonary metastasectomy from primary hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of prognostic factors

Table 1 Guidelines for pulmonary metastasectomy¹

Primary lesion	Metastatic lesion	Patient factor
Completely cured	Therapeutic intents	Tolerable margin of safety in lung function
Controllable surgically or with other modalities after metastasectomy	Diagnostic intents (true malignancy, evaluate chemotherapy)	Good risk for other organ functions (heart and cerebral status)

¹Modified from others and us[18,19].