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Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery

A bright pink glow showed the precise pathway a glioma took to spread through the brain

February 19, 2013 RSS Feed Print

Schulder said he thinks the use of fluorescence in cancer surgery is promising. "It's a very important concept: if you can see a tumor better, you can remove it without affecting healthy tissue."

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