Intra-operative 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced fluorescence of medulloblastoma: phenotypic variability and CD133(+) expression according to different fluorescence patterns.

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5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence has been proved advantageous in glioma surgery. Conflicting results have been reported by few studies published in literature about intra-operative 5-ALA-induced fluorescence of medulloblastoma (MDB). The aim of this study is to verify if these conflicting results could be explained by intra-tumoral histological and phenotypic differences. In the present case of a...

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