Table 1.
Patient and treatment characteristics.
| ALL PATIENTS NO(%) |
PATIENTS WITHOUT NECROSIS NO(%) |
PATIENTS WITH NECROSIS NO(%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SEX |
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| Female | 87 (36.86) | 83 (36.40) | 4 (50) | |
| Male | 149 (63.13) | 145 (61.44) | 4 (50) | |
|
RACE |
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| Asian | 5 (2.12) | 5 (2.19) | 0 | |
| Asian and White | 1 (0.42) | 1 (0.44) | 0 | |
| Black | 34 (14.41) | 30 (13.16) | 4 (50) | |
| Black and White | 1 (0.42) | 1 (0.44) | 0 | |
| Multiple Race (NOS) |
1 (0.42) | 1 (0.44) | 0 | |
| Other | 14 (5.93) | 14 (6.14) | 0 | |
| White | 180 (76.27) | 176 (77.19) | 4 (50) | |
|
DIAGNOSIS |
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| Medulloblastoma |
186 (78.81) | 179 (78.51) | 7 (87.50) | |
| AT/RT |
24 (10.17) | 23 (10.09 | 1 (12.50) | |
| SPNET |
19 (8.05) | 19 (8.33) | 0 | |
| Pineoblastoma |
7 (2.97) | 7 (3.07) | 0 | |
|
RISK GROUP |
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| Average-Risk | 148 (62.71) | 144 (63.16) | 4 (50) | |
| High-Risk | 88 (37.29) | 84 (36.84) | 4 (50) | |
|
LOCATION |
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| Infratentorial | 195 (82.63) | 187 (82.02) | 8 (100) | |
| Spinal cord | 3 (1.27) | 3 (1.32) | 0 | |
| Supratentorial | 38 (16.10) | 38 (16.67) | 0 | |
| EXTENT OF SURGERY | ||||
| Biopsy | 6 (2.54) | 6 (2.63) | 0 | |
| STR | 24 (10.17) | 23 (10.09) | 1 (12.50) | |
| NTR | 40 (16.95) | 39 (17.11) | 1 (12.50) | |
| GTR | 166 (70.34) | 160 (70.18) | 6 (75.00) | |
|
NUMBER OF RESECTIONS |
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| 1 | 181 (76.69) | 175 (76.75) | 6 (75.00) | |
| >1 | 55 (23.31) | 53 (23.25) | 2 (25.00) | |
| TOTAL | 236 | 228 | 8 | |