5-Aminolevulinic Acid False Positives in Cerebral Neuro-Oncology: Not All That Fluorescent Is Tumor. A Case-Based Update and Literature Review

Keyphrases

• Tumor 100%
• Neuro-oncology 100%
• 5-aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) 100%
• 5-aminolevulinic Acid Fluorescence 100%
• High-grade Glioma 66%
• Metabolically Active 66%
• PubMed 33%
• Preoperative Diagnosis 33%
• Glioma 33%
• Tumor Tissue 33%
• Alternative Diagnosis 33%
• Non-neoplastic 33%
• Oncologic 33%
• Acid Activation 33%
• Active Lesions 33%
• False Positivity 33%
• Atypical Case 33%
• False-negative Case 33%
• Non-biological 33%
• Induced Fluorescence 33%
• Intraoperative Fluorescence 33%
• Glioma Surgery 33%
• Radionecrosis 33%
• Critical Interpretation 33%
• Non-neoplastic Conditions 33%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Neoplasm 100%
• False Positive Result 100%
• Neuro-Oncology 100%
• Aminolevulinic Acid 100%
• Ganglioglioma 50%
• Recurrent Disease 16%
• False Negative Result 16%
• Radiation Necrosis 16%