Table 2.
Pattern of treatment failure in 183 MPE patients
| Type of Treatment Failure | Number of Patients | %a |
|---|---|---|
| Local | 49 | 84.5 |
| Local only | 37 | 63.8 |
| Local and distant spinal | 6 | 10.3 |
| Local and brain | 2 | 3.4 |
| Local, brain, and distant spinal | 4 | 6.8 |
| Brain | 11 | 19.0 |
| Brain only | 2 | 3.4 |
| Brain and local | 2 | 3.4 |
| Brain and distant spinal | 3 | 5.2 |
| Brain, local, and distant spinal | 4 | 6.8 |
| Distant spinal | 17 | 29.3 |
| Distant spinal only | 4 | 6.8 |
| Distant spinal and local | 6 | 10.3 |
| Distant spinal and brain | 3 | 5.2 |
| Distant spinal, local, and brain | 4 | 6.8 |
aDue to the ratio approximations, percentages may not exactly add.