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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurooncol. 2016 Jul 14;130(1):31–42. doi: 10.1007/s11060-016-2217-7

Table 1. Frequency, percent complete and percent incomplete by required site specific factors (SSF) and histology (SEER 2004-2012, varying).

Variable World Health Organization
(WHO) grade classification
Methylation of 06-methylguanine-
methyltransferase (MGMT)
Chromosome lp: loss
of heterozygosity (LOH)
Chromosome 19q: loss
of heterozygosity (LOH)
SSF 1 4 5 6




Histology Total Complete
(%)
Incomplete
(%)
Total Complete
(%)
Incomplete
(%)
Total Complete
(%)
Incomplete
(%)
Total Complete
(%)
Incom-
plete
(%)
Pilocytic astrocytoma 2291 64.1 35.9 796 1.1 98.9 796 1.5 98.5 796 1.4 98.6
Diffuse astrocytoma 3760 76.9 23.1 1141 5.7 94.3 1141 8.8 91.2 1141 8.9 91.1
Anaplastic astrocytoma 2724 86.5 13.5 1004 8.4 91.6 1004 15.3 84.7 1004 15.4 84.6
Unique astrocytoma variants 416 59.6 40.4 144 1.4 98.6 144 2.1 97.9 144 2.1 97.9
Glioblastoma 22,528 69.3 30.7 8083 12.2 87.8 8083 4.7 95.3 8083 4.7 95.3
Oligodendroglioma 1972 84.1 15.9 589 6.1 93.9 589 49.4 50.6 589 49.7 50.3
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma 883 87.3 12.7 290 8.6 91.4 290 43.4 56.6 290 43.1 56.9
Oligoastrocytic tumors 1506 87.9 12.1 515 9.5 90.5 515 47.8 52.2 515 49.3 50.7
Ependymal tumors 3002 49.5 50.5 1053 0.9 99.1 1053 0.3 99.7 1053 0.3 99.7
Glioma malignant, NOS 1059 40.2 59.8 361 2.8 97.2 361 6.4 93.6 361 6.4 93.6
Choroid plexus tumors 387 41.9 58.1
Other neuro-epithelial tumors 53 43.4 56.6 20 5.0 95.0 20 0.0 100.0 20 0.0 100.0
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors 1703 52.4 47.6 118 0.8 99.2 118 7.6 92.4 118 7.6 92.4
Embryonal tumors 1825 49.9 50.1
 Medulloblastoma 1058 57.3 42.7
 PNET 365 43.8 56.2
 ATRT 185 45.4 54.6
 All other embryonal 217 28.1 71.9
Nerve sheath tumors 7811 11.6 88.4
Meningioma 28,058 52.3 47.7
Mesenchymal tumors 523 26.0 74.0
Primary melanocytic lesions 51 3.9 96.1
Other neoplasms related to the meninges 1371 24.7 75.3
Germ cell tumors, cysts and heterotopias 623 1.4 98.6
Tumors of the pituitary 15,409 1.5 98.5
Craniopharyngioma 1243 20.6 79.4
Hemangioma 869 2.2 97.8
Neoplasm, unspecified 720 5.7 94.3
All other 28 17.9 82.1
Total 101,116 46.5 53.5 14,115 9.0 91.0 14,115 9.5 90.5 14,115 9.6 90.4