Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence imaging of a paraganglioma using methylene blue: A case report

•A 19-year-old patient diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine tumor is presented.•Innovative intraoperative imaging of the tumor was performed.•NIR fluorescence imaging identified an otherwise undetectable lesion during surgery.•This technique could result in more complete resections in paraganglioma...

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Main Authors: Tummers, Quirijn R.J.G., Boonstra, Martin C., Frangioni, John V., van de Velde, Cornelis J.H., Vahrmeijer, Alexander L., Bonsing, Bert A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334887/