Photodynamic Detection of Peritoneal Metastases Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA)

Photodynamic Detection of Peritoneal Metastases Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA)

In the past, peritoneal metastasis (PM) was considered as a terminal stage of cancer. From the early 1990s, however, a new comprehensive treatment consisting of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative chemotherapy has been established to improve long-term survival for selected patients with PM. Amon...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Yonemura, Yoshio Endo, Emel Canbay, Yang Liu, Haruaki Ishibashi, Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Masamitu Hirano, Yuuki Imazato, Nobuyuki Takao, Masumi Ichinose, Kousuke Noguchi, Yan Li, Satoshi Wakama, Kazuhiro Yamada, Koutarou Hatano, Hiroshi Shintani, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Shun-ichiro Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
aminolevulinic acid
photodynamic diagnosis (PDD)
peritoneal surface malignancies
PEPT1
ABCG2
ferrochelatase
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/9/3/23

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