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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Dec 14;49:48–55. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.12.009

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

N=91 %
Sex Male 41 45.05
Female 50 54.95

Pathology Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 39 42.86
Melanoma 17 18.68
Breast Cancer 11 12.09
Renal Cell Carcinoma 8 8.79
Colon Cancer 3 3.3
Other 10 10.99
Unknown 3 3.3

Number of Intracranial Metastases Median (Min, Max) 1 (1, 19)
Number Category Single 64 70.33
> 1 27 29.67

Diameter of Index Metastasis (cm) Median (Min, Max) 3.6 (1.4, 7.3)
Diameter Category > 3 cm 61 67.03
≤ 3 cm 30 32.97

Tumor Location Supratentorial 62 68.13
Infratentorial 29 31.87

Time from Surgery to Radiosurgery* > 30 days 52 57.78
≤ 30days 38 42.22

Type of Radiosurgery* Gamma Knife 58 64.44
LINAC 32 35.56

Dose Schedule* Single Fraction 65 72.22
> 1 Fraction 25 27.78

Surgical Result Gross Total Resection 70 76.92
Subtotal Resection 21 23.08

Local Failure Yes 20 21.98
No 71 78.02
12-Month Survival Rate 76 83.52

LMD Failure Yes 32 35.16
No 59 64.84
12-Month Survival Rate 63 69.23
*

a single patient suffered LMD after resection and before radiosurgery; patient treated with WBRT

LMD – leptomeningeal disease; LINAC – linear accelerator