High diagnostic efficacy of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescent urine cytology for urothelial carcinoma

Conclusions5-ALA-induced fluorescent urine cytology was significantly more effective for UC diagnosis when compared with the conventional cytology, especially in patients with low-stage and low-grade tumors. These findings indicate that 5-ALA-induced fluorescent urine cytology may potentially be a very useful tool for clinical use.

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Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - April 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research