5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence Discriminates the Histological Grade of Extraventricular Neurocytoma
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
;
: 45-49, 2013.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-8238
ABSTRACT
Extraventricular neurocytomas are rare brain tumors that have a diverse range of clinical characteristics. We describe two cases involving fluorescence-guided resection of extraventricular neurocytoma using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and evaluate the efficacy of the technique. We found that the tumor reactions to 5-ALA differed depending on the histologic grade. This finding shows that the 5-ALA fluorescence reaction may potentially be used as a biomarker of the clinical behavior of these tumors. To our knowledge, this is the first report in which fluorescence-guided resection was utilized for the resection of extraventricular neurocytomas.
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Main subject:
Brain Neoplasms
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Neurocytoma
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Fluorescence
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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