Recommendations of the BSSO for patients with hepatobiliary cancers in the context of COVID-19 epidemic 2020

Since the first report in Hubei, China, COVID-19 rapidly spread throughout the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as global Pandemic on March 11, 2020. The first confirmed case in Brazil was on February 26, 2020. These outbreaks pose a greater threat to patients with can...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2021-10, Vol.17 (CP)
Hauptverfasser: Vieira, Victor Hugo Ribeiro, Diniz, Alessandro Landskron, Oliveira, Alexandre Ferreira, Ribeiro, Heber Salvador de Castro, Bredt, Luis Cesar, Fernandes, Paulo Henrique de Sousa, Ribeiro, Reitan, Correia, Mauro Monteiro
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Zusammenfassung:Since the first report in Hubei, China, COVID-19 rapidly spread throughout the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as global Pandemic on March 11, 2020. The first confirmed case in Brazil was on February 26, 2020. These outbreaks pose a greater threat to patients with cancer in terms of morbidity and mortality as well as for the healthcare system professionals. The purpose of this editorial/letter is to provide specialist based recommendations for the treatment of hepatobiliary tumors during the pandemic period.
ISSN:2526-8732
2526-8732
DOI:10.5935/2526-8732.20210006