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Sodium fluorescein may improve the safety and outcomes of vestibular schwannoma surgery Removing a vestibular schwannoma -; a slow-growing, benign tumor that develops in the nerves connecting the inner ear to the brain -; is a delicate procedure. Surgeons must differentiate the tumor from nearby nerves, arteries, and other intracranial structures. Research by scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has shown that sodium fluorescein, a sodium salt and organic fluorescent dye that makes vestibular schwannoma tumors glow neon green, may help surgeons achieve that differentiation. Their findings, which demonstrate that sodium fluorescein may thus improve the safety and outcomes of an otherwise complicated brain surgery, were recently published in the journal ....