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. 2017 Aug;67(4):300–314.

Table 3.

Histologic characteristics of PDOX tumors

Tumor location
Hypercellularity PP necrosis Necrosis without PP Thrombosis Subcortical Cortical White matter
GBM1
 Ventricular (n = 5) 2.8 ± 0.60 1.20 ± 1.09 0.90 ± 0.98 0.85 ± 0.89 0.95 ± 0.98 1.15 ± 0.82 2.20 ± 1.02
 Nonventricular (n = 10) 3.20 ± 0.33 1.73 ± 1.00 2.41 ± 1.06 2.43 ± 1.46 3.25 ± 1.14 2.98 ± 1.02 2.72 ± 0.86
P 0.1983 0.5388 0.0726 0.0193a 0.0073a 0.0142a 0.4898
GBM2
 Ventricular (n = 6) 3.38 ± 0.14 0.42 ± 0.38 0.25 ± 0.61 0.17 ± 0.30 1.08 ± 1.02 0.38 ± 0.70 1.25 ± 0.71
 Nonventricular (n = 10) 3.65 ± 0.13 0.98 ± 0.71 1.03 ± 1.43 1.25 ± 1.24 3.93 ± 0.12 3.2 ± 0.69 2.95 ± 0.71
P 0.0083a 0.1036 0.0031a 0.0140 0.0006b 0.0002b 0.0023a
GBM3
 Ventricular (n = 9) 2.03 ± 1.53 0.03 ± 0.08 0.17 ± 0.50 0.47 ± 0.90 0.44 ± 0.67 0.14 ± 0.33 0.59 ± 0.76
 Nonventricular (n = 5) 3.22 ± 1.4 1.9 ± 1.31 1.42 ± 0.94 2.9 ± 0.72 3.31 ± 0.43 3.14 ± 0.67 2.31 ± 0.91
P 0.0879 0.0008b 0.0306a 0.0064a <0.0001c <0.0001c 0.0024a
GBM4
 Ventricular (n = 4) 3.25 ± 0.01 0.0 0 ± 0.00 1.81 ± 1.38 0.50 ± 1.00 0.63 ± 0.95 0.38 ± 0.75 0.50 ± 1.00
 Nonventricular (n = 6) 3.50 ± 0.22 2.21 ± 1.20 2.21 ± 0.75 0.79 ± 0.93 3.75 ± 0.50 2.79 ± 1.59 3.21 ± 0.76
P 0.0892 0.0069a 0.5678 0.6489 0.0004b 0.0012a 0.0012a

PP, pseudopalisading

Data are given as mean ± 1 SD.

a

P < 0.05 (Unpaired t test)

b

P < 0.001 (Unpaired t test)

c

P < 0.0001 (Unpaired t test)