Table 1.
Baseline Patient, Spinal Neurofibroma (SNF) and Plexiform Neurofibroma (PN) Characteristics
| Baseline Characteristics (N = 24) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (years): median, range | 16.9, 6.2–60.3 | |
| Sex (male/female) | 18/6 | |
| SNF location | Cervical | 18 |
| Cervico-thoracic | 2 | |
| Thoraco-lumbar | 1 | |
| Lumbosacral | 3 | |
| SNF location in relation to target PN location | Same | 22 |
| Other | 2 | |
| SNF distribution | Multilevel symmetrical | 13 |
| Multilevel one-sided | 8 | |
| Single nerve root | 3 | |
| None | 7 | |
| Bony spine deformity | Kyphosis/scoliosis | 9 |
| Vertebral scalloping | 8 | |
| Spinal stenosis | 3 | |
| Vertebral erosion | 1 | |
| History of surgical decompression | 11 | |
| Spinal instrumentation | Fusion/stabilization | 5 |
| Scoliosis repair | 1 | |
| Target PN location | Cervical/brachial plexus distribution | 14 |
| Lumbosacral plexus distribution | 6 | |
| Whole body | 4 | |
| Baseline PN volume (mL): median, range | 890, 138–4444 | |