Primary central nervous system lymphoma and 5-aminolevulinic acid.
Conclusion: These cases add to the growing literature which shows that surgery might play an important role in the management of PCNSL with an accessible and single lesion. Five-aminolevulinic acid could also be a useful tool to achieve complete resection and improve prognosis in this group of patients.
PMID: 32494397 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research
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