Table 1.
Clinical features of the cohort (n = 103)
| Items | Values |
|---|---|
| Male/female, n (%) | 53 (51.5%)/50 (48.5%) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.8 (14.2) |
| Hospitalization days, mean (SD) | 21.7 (13.0) |
| Symptoms, n (%) | |
| Local pain | 92 (89.3%) |
| Neurological dysfunction | 34 (33.0%) |
| Asymptomatic | 3 (2.9%) |
| Frankel grades, n (%) | |
| Frankel A | 1 (1.0%) |
| Frankel B | 2 (1.9%) |
| Frankel C | 6 (5.8%) |
| Frankel D | 25 (24.3%) |
| Frankel E | 69 (67%) |
| Location of tumor, n (%) | |
| Thoracic | 73 (70.9%) |
| Lumbar | 27 (26.2%) |
| Thoracolumbar | 3 (2.9%) |
| Pathological subtypes, n (%) | |
| Malignant | 34(33.0%) |
| Benign aggressive | 69 (67.0%) |
SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range