Neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery
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The utility of oral 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)/protoporphyrin fluorescence for the resection of high-grade gliomas is well documented. This drug has received regulatory approval in Europe but awaits approval in the United States. ⋯ The use of 5-ALA for brain tumor fluorescence is safe and effective to a dose of 50 mg/kg. Dose-limiting toxicity was not reached in this study.