Table 2.
Patient-derived pediatric glioma tumor and normal brain tissue specimens analyzed
| Tumor Tissue (n = 50) | Normal Tissue (n = 3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 27 (54) | 2 (66.67) |
| Female | 23 (46) | 1 (33.33) | |
| Age | < 5 years | 7 (14) | 2 (66.67) |
| 5–10 years | 19 (38) | 1 (33.33) | |
| > 10 years | 24 (48) | 0 | |
| Anatomic Location | Brainstem | 18 (36) | 3 (100) |
| Thalamus | 10 (20) | 0 | |
| Cerebellar Hemisphere | 9 (18) | 0 | |
| Cerebral Hemisphere | 13 (26) | 0 | |
| WHO Grade | I | 12 (24) | N/A |
| II | 7 (14) | N/A | |
| III | 10 (20) | N/A | |
| IV | 21 (42) | N/A | |
Formalin fixed paraffin embedded pediatric glioma tumor tissue (n = 50) and normal brainstem tissue specimens (n = 3) were submitted for immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis. Gender, age, tumor anatomical location and WHO-grade of analyzed specimens are summarized. Number in parentheses indicate percentage of total cohort