Is 5-ALA fluorescence of cerebral metastases a prognostic factor for local recurrence and overall survival?

Marcel Alexander KampChristopher Munoz-BendixHendrik-Jan MijderwijkBernd TurowskiMaxine Dibué-AdjeiChristiane von SaßJan Frederick CorneliusHans-Jakob SteigerMarion RappMichael Sabel

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2018)

The 5-ALA fluorescence behaviour was related to the local progression-free and the overall survival in the present retrospective series and might be considered a prognostic marker. Further studies are required to appreciate the oncological impact of the 5-ALA induced fluorescence behaviour of cerebral metastases.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
single molecule
free survival
energy transfer
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diabetic rats
cross sectional
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brain injury
robot assisted
cerebral blood flow
endothelial cells
quantum dots
case control