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. 2012 Dec 14;7(12):e52008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052008

Table 2. Non-biopsied tumors histology and map characteristics.

Patient # delayed enhancement population Histological description* Tumor type
3 Overall enhancing lesion consists of71% blue population and22% red population Cellular tumor with many mitoses and regions of “geographic necrosis”. In some regions of the tumor it is also possible to see proliterative blood vesselsSome regions surrounding the tumor (not in all slices and not all around the tumor) depict brain tissue infiltrated by a small number of tumor cells. The main findings in these regions around the tumor are abnormal proliferation of blood vessels and many histiocytes GBM post chemoradiation
21 Metastasis #2 lesion consisting of blue (58%)regions and red (31%) regions Metastatic carcinoma showing squamoid features with extensive areas of tumor necrosis NSCLC cortical brain metastasis
22 lesion consisting of blue (56%)regions and red (35%) regions Several samples showing regions of tumor and regions of radiation necrosis. Significant cauterize artifacts are noticed as well Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Cortical brain metastasis
23 Metastasis #1 Metastasis consisting of a centralred (42%) region surrounded by athick blue rim (47%) Central slice shows a large necrotic region surrounded by significant regions of morphologically active tumor NSCLC mediall brain metastasis Pathology report addressing metastases resected unblock
23 Metastasis #2 lesion consisting of blue (56%)regions and red (33%) regions Morphologically active tumor is present in the histological samples NSCLC cortical brain metastasis
24 lesion consisting of a large blue (56%)region surrounded by a red rim (34%) Active tumor was found Melanoma midline brain metastasis
25 lesion consisting of a blue central region(61%) surrounded by a red (33%) region Active tumor was found Breast cortical brain metastasis
26 lesion consisting of thin blue rim(40%) within a larger red (51%) mass Large mass of radiation necrosis. Small fociof active tumor were found after ki67 staining Breast peri-ventricular brain metastasis
28 lesion is mostly red (53%) with smallelongated blue regions (27%) Mostly necrotic samples with small foci of active tumor NSCLC medial brain metastasis

List of tumors with no stereotactic biopsies, delayed enhancement subtraction map characteristics and histological evaluation of 1 patient with primary brain tumor and 7 patients with brain metastases.

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Pathology report is based on all samples obtain from the neurosurgeons unrelated to the pre-surgical maps.