“…Malignant glioma (Schoenfeld et al, 1988), oral cavity cancer, colonic and gastrointestinal dysplasia (Stummer et al, 1998a), peritoneal endometriosis (Stepp et al, 1998), lower urinary tract tumours (Hillemanns et al, 2000), bladder cancer (Kriegmair et al, 1999), malignant mucosa in head and neck cancer ( Kriegmair et al, 1996) and basal and squamous cell carcinoma (Betz et al, 1999), all demonstrate eminent PpIX synthesis and specific accumulation. Our results show a direct correlation between total PBGD (nuclear and cellular), its enzymatic activity and PpIX accumulation.…”