Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of meningioma patients who did and did not receive radiation
| Feature | Radiation | No radiation | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | 115 | 47 | |
| Age, mean±SD, year (range) | 50.0 ± 13.4 (18‐80) | 54.1 ± 15.8 (19‐79) | .06 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 56 (49) | 27 (57) | .31 |
| Female | 59 (51) | 20 (43) | |
| Initial status, n (%) | |||
| De novo | 85 (74) | 32 (68) | .45 |
| Recurrent | 30 (26) | 15 (32) | |
| KPS | |||
| ≥80 | 75 (65) | 19 (40) | .004a |
| <80 | 40 (35) | 28 (60) | |
| Tumor location, n (%) | |||
| Skull base | 25 (22) | 12 (26) | .60 |
| Non‐skull base | 90 (78) | 35 (74) | |
| Extent of resection, n (%) | |||
| GTR | 91 (79) | 36 (77) | .72 |
| STR | 24 (21) | 11 (23) | |
| Subtype, n (%) | |||
| Atypical | 72 (63) | 27 (57) | .54 |
| Anaplastic | 43 (37) | 20 (43) | |
| MIB‐1 labeling index | |||
| ≥5% | 51 (44) | 22 (47) | .78 |
| <5% | 64 (56) | 25 (53) | |
KPS, Karnofsky performance status; EBRT, external beam radiation therapy; GTR, gross total resection; STR, subtotal resection; n, number; SD, standard deviation.
a
P < .05 considered statistically significant.