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