Table 1.

Patient and Operative Characteristics

Characteristics	No. (%)
No. Cases	8
Age (yr)
Median	48.5
Range	(36-74)
Sex (%)
Male	7 (87.5)
Female	1 (12.5)
Tumor Size (cm)
Mean	2.7
Range	(2.0-3.6)
No. Patients with Hydrocephalus	7 (87.5)
No. VPS	2 (28.6)
No. Shunt Malfunction	1 (50.0)
No. ETV	5 (71.4)
No. ETV Malfunction	2 (40.0)
Initial Surgical Approach
SCIT	8 (100.0)
Site of tumor origin
Midbrain tectum	0 (0.0)
Pineal gland	2 (25.0)
Thalamus	3 (37.5)
Indeterminate	3 (37.5)
Length of Stay (days)
Median	7.5
Range	(3 - 34)
Initial Surgical Approach
SCIT	8 (100)
Extent of Resection
r-STR	6 (75.0)
STR	2 (25.0)
Bx	0 (0.0)
Radiation	7 (87.5)
Chemotherapy	6 (75.0)
Progression/Recurrence	6 (75.0)
Distal Recurrence	1 (16.7)
Reoperations*	2 (25.0)
Death at last follow-up**	7 (87.5)

SCIT = supracerebellar infratentorial; r-STR = gross total resection; STR = subtotal resection; Bx = biopsy; VPS = ventriculoperitoneal shunt; ETV = endoscopic third ventriculostomy; SCIT = supracerebellar infratentorial.

^*Reoperation was for local recurrence in one patient and distal recurrence in one patient.

^**One patient was lost to follow up immediately following initial discharge.