Table I.

Patient characteristics.

Characteristic	No. of patients (n=92)	%
Gender
Male	40	43.5
Female	52	56.5
Age (years)
>35	56	60.9
≤35	36	39.1
Histological classification
Astrocytomas	42	45.7
Oligodendrogliomas	25	27.1
Glioblastoma multiforme	25	27.1
Pathological grade
I–II	42	45.7
III–IV	50	54.3
Tumor size (cm)
≥5	47	51.1
<5	45	48.9