With a Little Help from My Friends: The Role of Intraoperative Fluorescent Dyes in the Surgical Management of High-Grade Gliomas

With a Little Help from My Friends: The Role of Intraoperative Fluorescent Dyes in the Surgical Management of High-Grade Gliomas

High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are the most frequent primary malignant brain tumors in adults, which lead to death within two years of diagnosis. Maximal safe resection of malignant gliomas as the first step of multimodal therapy is an accepted goal in malignant glioma surgery. Gross total resection has...

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Main Authors: Rosario Maugeri, Alessandro Villa, Mariangela Pino, Alessia Imperato, Giuseppe Roberto Giammalva, Gabriele Costantino, Francesca Graziano, Carlo Gulì, Francesco Meli, Natale Francaviglia, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
5-aminolevulinic acid
extent of resection
fluorescein sodium
high-grade gliomas
YELLOW 560 filter
astrocytoma
glioblastoma
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/8/2/31

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