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In this context, intraoperative tumor-specific imaging might facilitate optimized cytoreduction. In neurosurgery, intraoperative 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) guided imaging is applied in clinical routine to assess surgical resection margins. Here, we report the case of a patient with ovarian cancer in whom intraoperative 5-ALA tumor visualization led to optimized complete cytoreduction.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>Intraoperative administration of 5-ALA led to improved complete cytoreduction by identification and resection of additional ovarian cancer tumor manifestations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case<\/jats:title><jats:p>The 39-year-old patient, Jehovah`s witness, presented to our department with a left sided ovarian mass, suspicious of ovarian cancer, based on clinical examination, sonographic suspicious features and a CA12-5 elevation. The patient\u2019s medical history and family history was unremarkable. Preoperative CT imaging of the thorax and abdomen showed no pathology besides the adnexal mass. Surgery was performed by a midline laparotomy with hysterectomy, bilateral adnexectomy, pelvic peritonectomy, omentectomy, ureterolysis, diaphragm stripping, adhesiolysis and the collection of peritoneal and rectal samples. Intraoperative 5-ALA imaging using a dedicated excitation and detection loupe system (Reveal, DVI) led to tumor detection at the diaphragm, the omentum and the rectum that was not detectable by palpation and visualization using white light. The pathology results revealed that the 5-ALA positive samples (diaphragm, rectum and omentum) obtained by intraoperative 5-ALA were positive for ovarian cancer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Intraoperative administration of 5-ALA represents a promising approach to improve complete cytoreduction in ovarian cancer surgery thereby improving clinical outcomes. 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