| Literature DB >> 21548751 |
Shusuke Moriuchi1, Kimito Yamada, Makoto Dehara, Yoshifumi Teramoto, Takao Soda, Masami Imakita, Mamoru Taneda.
Abstract
5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has been successfully used to confirm the target tumor tissues obtained during stereotactic biopsy. The authors report their experience with 2 patients who underwent stereotactic biopsies of thalamic malignant lymphoma and pontine glioma utilizing 5-ALA. Intraoperatively, the tumor specimens fluoresced, allowing for confirmation that the obtained target specimen contained tumor tissues. No serious side effects or complications occurred.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21548751 DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.JNS102137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosurg ISSN: 0022-3085 Impact factor: 5.115