Table 2. Clinical Results.
Patient No. | Size of Tumor AP × ML × CC, cm |
Resection Extent | Cranial Nerve Morbidities | Clinical Complications | Karnofsky Score (P.O.) | Cranial Nerve Improvement (3–6 mo) |
Follow-Up (Months) |
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1 | 4.2 × 4.5 × 3.8 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (69) | |||
2 | 4.5 × 3.9 × 4.3 | STR | CN IV, VI | 60 | No regrowth (63) (Gamma knife) |
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3 | 5.5 × 4.5 × 4.1 | GTR | CN III, V, VI | 80 | No recurrence (58) | ||
4 | 4.7 × 3.9 × 3.8 | GTR | 90 | No recurrence (51) | |||
5 | 4.5 × 4.0 × 4.1 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (45) | |||
6 | 6.5 × 4.8 × 6.0 | STR | CN III, IV, V, VI | Aphasia, encephalorrhagia swelling, craniectomy, tracheotomy, brain infection | 50 | CN III | No regrowth (38) V-P shunt (Gamma knife) |
7 | 4.8 × 4.0 × 3.9 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (31) | |||
8 | 4.6 × 4.1 × 3.8 | GTR | CN III, IV | 90 | No recurrence (25) | ||
9 | 6.2 × 4.7 × 5.9 | GTR | CN III, IV, V, IX–XII |
Aphasia, hemiplegia, swelling, treachoectomy | 50 | Motor defect MS 4–5 grade | No recurrence (20) |
10 | 4.6 × 4.2 × 3.8 | GTR | 90 | No recurrence (15) | |||
11 | 4.8 × 4.1 × 4.0 | GTR | 90 | No recurrence (12) | |||
12 | 5.7 × 4.8 × 5.4 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (10) | |||
13 | 5.3 × 4.6 × 4.9 | GTR | 70 | No recurrence (9) | |||
14 | 5.2 × 4.6 × 3.9 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (7) | |||
15 | 6.1 × 4.7 × 5.0 | GTR | CN III, IV | CSF leakage, brain infection |
70 | No recurrence (5) | |
16 | 5.9 × 4.5 × 6.1 | GTR | 80 | No recurrence (4) |
CN, cranial nerve; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; GTR, gross total resection; MS, muscle strength; P.O., postoperation; STR, subtotal resection; V-P, ventriculoperitoneal.