Abstract:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy in our country, and hepatectomy is the mainstay of treatment for HCC. In recent ten years, the scope of indications for hepatectomy has been further expanded, more HCC patients have received early diagnosis and personalized treatment, thereby the survival rate has been greatly improved. However, because there are many factors influencing the prognosis of patients with HCC, the recurrence rate is high in some patients who were considered suitable for the surgery. Malnutrition is an important risk factor for adverse post-operative outcomes in patients with malignant tumors. It has been described in some relevant literature that preoperative nutritional status has been used to predict the prognosis of patients with tumor. It has not been systematically reported in China that whether the preoperative nutritional status influence the clinical outcomes of HCC patients complicated with various degrees of malnutrition. This article reviews the impacts of preoperative nutritional status on the outcome of hepatectomy for HCC patients.