5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence in High Grade Glioma Surgery: Surgical Outcome, Intraoperative Findings, and Fluorescence Patterns

<table>F 63/Y, preoperative MRI scan with gadolinium showing a large temporal high grade glioma (a). Intraoperative view: tumor resection under white (b) and blue (c) light till the complete removal of lesion. Final view at blue (d) and white light (e). Postoperative MRI scan with gadolinium (f) showing the complete resection of tumor. Histological report: glioblastoma (astrocytoma grade IV sec WHO).</table>

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Figure 1: 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence in High Grade Glioma Surgery: Surgical Outcome, Intraoperative Findings, and Fluorescence Patterns 