Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

		White Light		5-ALA		Total		p-value
		N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Age	> 65 years	52	44%	24	43%	76	43%	0.917
	≤ 65 years	67	56%	32	57%	99	57%
Sex	Female	53	45%	27	48%	80	46%	0.649
	Male	66	55%	29	52%	95	54%
KPS	< 80	37	31%	15	27%	52	30%	0.561
	≥ 80	82	69%	41	73%	123	70%
Histology	NSCLC	40	33%	23	41%	63	37%	0.491
	GIT	18	15%	7	13%	25	14%
	Breast	19	16%	7	13%	26	15%
	Melanoma	14	12%	11	20%	25	14%
	SCLC	16	13%	4	6.5%	20	11%
	Other	12	11%	4	6.5%	16	9%
Disease status	Disseminated	65	55%	23	41%	88	50%	0.094
	Not dissem.	54	45%	33	59%	87	50%
Eloquence	Non-eloquent	89	75%	40	71%	129	74%	0.637
	Eloquent	30	25%	16	29%	46	26%
Diameter	> 30 mm	61	51%	25	45%	86	49%	0.476
	≤ 30 mm	58	49%	30	55%	88	51%
Brain lesions	Multiple	63	53%	26	46%	89	51%	0.421
	Single	56	47%	30	54%	86	49%
Location	Supratentorial	66	56%	42	75%	108	62%	0.013
	Infratentorial	53	45%	14	25%	67	38%
Total		119		56		175