Innovative New Brain Surgery at MMC - 5 aminolevulinic acid (5 ALA) tumor resection
When someone with a brain tumor drinks the medicine 5 ALA (5 aminolevulinic acid), their tumor lights up under fluorescent light, and surgeons can see exactly where it's hiding. As Jeffrey Florman, MD explains, MMC is one of the first hospitals in the country to use 5 ALA, allowing surgeons to remove more of the tumor, and give patients a better quality of life. https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-med...
