Table 1. Summary of the Demographic, Clinical, and Neuroradiological Features of the Patients.
Age | 48±13 (range 72–19) |
Sex M/F | 21(35%)/39(65%) |
Symptoms | |
seizures | 30 (50%) |
paresis | 13 (22%) |
dysesthesia | 8 (13%) |
aphasia | 3 (5%) |
none | 6 (10%) |
Handedness | |
Right | 55 (91.6%) |
Left | 5 (8.3%) |
Hemisphere | |
left | 32 (53%) |
right | 28 (47%) |
Site | |
Post-central | 18 (30%) |
Pre-central | 12 (20%) |
Frontal opercular | 8 (13.3%) |
SMA | 6 (10%) |
SMG - AG | 7 (11.6%) |
Middle frontal | 3 (5%) |
Posterior temporal | 4 (6.6%) |
Temporal opercular | 2 (3.3%) |
Median tumor volume cm3 | 59.6 |
<80 cm3 | 36 (53.3%) |
>80 cm3 | 24 (46.7%) |
Contrast enhancement | |
Yes | 31 (52%) |
No | 29 (48%) |
Cystic component | |
Yes | 8 (13%) |
No | 52 (87%) |
Pattern of extension | |
1- Single gyrus | 4 (7%) |
2- Single gyrus+WM | 8 (13%) |
3- Up to 3 gyri+long range WM tracts | 29 (48%) |
4- Exclusively in WM | 1 3 (22%) |
5- Lobar tumor | 6(10%) |
Type of margins | |
sharp | 31 (52%) |
diffuse | 29 (48%) |
SMA: supplementary motor area; SMG–AG: supramarginal gyrus-angular gyrus; WM: white matter.