Intraoperative 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic diagnosis of gallbladder cancer: A case report

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) has a poor prognosis [1]. One reaon for this is the difficulty in determining the extent of cancer rogression. Therefore, determining the extent of cancer spread s important. Recent advances in diagnostic imaging have led to mprovement in the preoperative diagnosis rate of GBC. However, t is still difficult to diagnose minute foci of metastasis and assess he extent of cancer spread to regional lymph nodes, extrahepatic ile duct, and so on.