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. 2020 Apr 22;36(2):121–131. doi: 10.5578/turkjsurg.4812

Table 7. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - AHPBA Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of HPB Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis (https://www.sages.org/sages-ahpba-recommendations-surgical-management-of- hpb-cancer-covid-19/).

Organ  Clinical Situation  Phase I  Phase II  Phase III 
Liver  HCC 
Very early stage (0)/Early Stage (A)/< 3 cm 
* For later stages consider TACE, Medical therapy, supportive care as appropriate 
Consider ablation/resection/trans- plant as appropriate  Consider TACE, ablation, or obser- vation (ie delay of definitive tx) 
Colorectal mets  Consider chemotherapy vs. resec- tion  Chemotherapy 
Biliary  Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma  Consider chemotherapy vs. resec- tion  Consider chemotherapy, embolic therapy 
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma  Stenting as indicated. 
Resection, transplantation as indi- cated 
Stenting as indicated. 
Consider chemotherapy, chemo- radiation, and/or transfer 
Pancreatic and extra-hepatic biliary  Resectable  Resection or consider chemother- apy  Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 
Borderline  Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 
Pancreatic IPMN, cysts, low-mod grade neuroendocrine neoplasms  All: observation (i.e. delay surgical management)
Neuroendocrine: if metastatic or progressing, consider targeted therapy