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. 2025 Jun 4;25:244. doi: 10.1186/s12893-025-02987-6

Table 2.

Fluorescence in the tumor and the normal tissues in 19 cases

Case no. Age Sex Tumor size (mm) Pathology Administration time of 5-ALA
prior to skin incision (hour)
Camera system Fluorescence of tumor during resection Fluorescence of tumor in ex vivo (dark box) Fluorescence of the normal tissue around the tumor in dark box
1 40 M 35 Clear cell carcinoma 6 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
2 76 F 29 Clear cell carcinoma 6 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
3 59 M 33 Clear cell carcinoma 6 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
4 63 M 20 Clear cell carcinoma 0 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
5 71 M 16 Clear cell carcinoma 0 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
6 78 F 36 Clear cell carcinoma 0 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
7 82 M 38 Clear cell carcinoma 12 Olympus Negative Negative Negative
8 52 F 38 Clear cell carcinoma 9 KARL STORZ Negative Positive Negative
9 67 M 22 Clear cell carcinoma 7 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
10 78 F 20 Clear cell carcinoma 9 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
11 58 M 30 Chromophobe carcinoma 0 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
12 61 F 26 Clear cell carcinoma 9 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
13 56 M 14 Clear cell carcinoma 9+0 KARL STORZ Negative Positive Positive
14 57 M 35 Clear cell carcinoma 7 KARL STORZ Negative Positive Positive
15 56 M 50 Clear cell carcinoma 9 KARL STORZ Positive Positive Positive
16 61 M 13 Clear cell carcinoma 7 KARL STORZ Negative Positive Negative
17 71 M 22 Clear cell carcinoma 9 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
18 76 M 40 Chromophobe carcinoma 6 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Negative
19 57 M 35 Clear cell carcinoma 6 KARL STORZ Negative Negative Positive

5-ALA:5-aminolevulinic acid