5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence Discriminates the Histological Grade of Extraventricular Neurocytoma

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 t...

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Main Authors: Song, Sang Woo, Kim, Young-Hoon, Park, Sung-Hye, Park, Chul-Kee
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Brain Tumor Society and The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027114/