5-ALA False-Positive in Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted

Surg Technol Int. 2020 May 28:36:453-456.

Abstract

Pr5-ALA has been well-established for use in intraoperative fluorescence-guided resection of malignant glioma. It is not as strongly supported for use with low-grade gliomas (LGG) because only a few of these, less than 20%, have visible porphyrin accumulation, which is useful for 5-ALA-guided surgery. We report here our experience with 5-ALA uptake in a case of suspected relapse of anaplastic oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted.

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
  • Fluorescence
  • Glioma*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Oligodendroglioma*