Reduced specificity of 5-ALA induced fluorescence in photodynamic diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma after previous intravesical therapy

European Urology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-56

  Grimbergen, M C M ^a   Van Swol, C F P ^a   Jonges, T G N ^a   Boon, T A ^a   Van Moorselaar, R J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulenic acid; Fluorescence diagnosis; Intravesical therapy; Superficial bladder cancer; TCC of the bladder

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BCG VACCINE; BICARBONATE; EPIRUBICIN; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CANCER; BLUE LIGHT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SCINTISCANNING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DYSPLASIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0038650878     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(03)00210-0     Document Type: Article

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