Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics from systematic review.
| PATIENT | |
|---|---|
| Mean age at diagnosis – year (SD, range) | 36.69 (15.19, 18–69) |
| Female gender – no. (%) | 34 (68%) |
| TUMOR | |
| Location – no. (%) | |
| Spine | 3 (6%) |
| Intracranial | 47 (94%) |
| Hemispheric | 16 (32%) |
| Sellar | 23 (46%) |
| Pineal | 3 (6%) |
| Thalamus | 1 (2%) |
| CP angle | 3 (6%) |
| Cerebellum | 1 (2%) |
| Dissemination – no. (%) | 14 (28%) |
| Composite tumor – no. (%) | 6 (12%) |
| TREATMENT | |
| Surgery – no. (%) | |
| Gross total resection | 12 (24%) |
| Incomplete resection | 21 (42%) |
| Biopsy | 1 (2%) |
| Not reported | 16 (32%) |
| Adjuvant therapy – no. (%) | |
| Radiotherapy and chemotherapy | 28 (56%) |
| Radiotherapy only | 8 (16%) |
| Chemotherapy only | 1 (2%) |
| Stereotactic radiosurgery | 2 (4%) |
| None | 4 (8%) |
| Not reported | 7 (14%) |
| PROGNOSIS | |
| Alive at follow-up – no. (%) | 17 (34%) |
| Mean follow-up – months (SD, Range) | 42.53 (48.09, 4–204) |
| Death – no. (%) | 31 (62%) |
| Mean time to death – months (SD, Range) | 20.34 (35.44, 0–168) |
CP angle, cerebellopontine angle.