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Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with HNPGLs.
| Characteristic | Number of Patients, n | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcriptome Study | 16S Amplicon-Based Study | |
| Total patients | 79 | 29 |
| Total number of tumors | 82 | 29 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 24 | 8 |
| Female | 55 | 21 |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| ≥40 | 30 | 8 |
| <40 | 49 | 21 |
| Mean | 47.5 | 48.9 |
| Tumor localization | ||
| Carotid paragangliomas | 69 | 22 |
| Vagal paragangliomas | 13 | 7 |
| Tumor feature | ||
| Single | 72 | 26 |
| Bilateral/multiple | 7 | 3 |
| Recurrent | 6 | 1 |
| Metastasis | 3 | 0 |
| Mutation | ||
| SDHB | 12 | 3 |
| SDHC | 5 | 1 |
| SDHD | 24 | 11 |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 |
