Use of 5-aminolevulinic acid for the confirmation of deep-seated brain tumors during stereotactic biopsy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 278-280

  Moriuchi, Shusuke ^a   Yamada, Kimito ^a   Dehara, Makoto ^a   Teramoto, Yoshifumi ^a   Soda, Takao ^a   Imakita, Masami ^a   Taneda, Mamoru ^a  

^a Rinku General Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid; Glioma; Lymphoma; Oncology; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BETA INTERFERON; METHOTREXATE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONTINE GLIOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; THALAMUS;

AGED; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; PONS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS;

EID: 79961121357     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.JNS102137     Document Type: Article

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