Photodynamic detection of a feline meningioma using 5-aminolaevulinic acid hydrochloride

Case summary The present study describes the case of a feline meningioma that was detected using 5-aminolaevulinic acid hydrochloride (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence at surgery. An extra-axial mass in the temporoparietal region was observed by MRI. Following craniectomy and dur...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Osaki, Kengo Gonda, Yusuke Murahata, Yuji Sunden, Takao Amaha, Narumi Kunisue, Kiwamu Takahashi, Masahiro Ishizuka, Tohru Tanaka, Liming Li, Inoru Yokoe, Masamichi Yamashita, Kazuo Azuma, Takeshi Tsuka, Norihiko Ito, Tomohiro Imagawa, Yoshiharu Okamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116920907429