Hexaminolevulinate Fluorescence Cystoscopy And White Light Cystoscopy For The Detection Of Superficial Papillary Lesions In Bladder Cancer Patients

UroToday.com- This article published in the Journal of Urology by Grossman, et al, details the enhanced ability of fluorescence cystoscopy to detect papillary lesions in the bladder. The authors suggest that earlier identification of recurrent disease may improve patient outcomes. Hexaminolevulinate is a photoactive porphyrin that is preferentially accumulated in neoplastic cells resulting in red fluorescence when illuminated with blue light. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Urology on October 25th, 2007