Table 2.
Summary of presenting demographics, operative data, and diagnostic data.
| Case | Sex | Age (yrs.) | Tumor markers | Stalk (mm) | Intracarotid distance (mm) | Pneumatized sinuses | Ventriculomegaly | Biopsy | Operative time (h) | Pathologic diagnosis | LOS (days) | ICU stay (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | M | 7.3 | Normal | 6 | 14 | Y | N | Open | N/A | Lymphocytic infiltrate | 4 | 1 |
| B | M | 15.4 | Normal | 5 | 15 | Y | N | End | 3:26* | Germinoma | 4 | 1 |
| C | M | 13.7 | Normal | 8 | 20 | Y | N | End | 2:12 | Germinoma | 2 | 1 |
| D | F | 9.5 | Normal | 6 | 13.5 | Incomplete | N | Open | 4:12 | Germinoma | 7 | 2 |
| E | M | 13.2 | Normal | 4.5 | 20 | Y | N | End | 1:39 | Germinoma | 2 | 1 |
| F | F | 6.9 | Normal | 3.5 | 14 | Y | N | End | 2:39* | Germinoma | 2 | 1 |
| G | M | 8.0 | Normal | 5 | 14 | Y | N | Open | N/A | Neuroglial tissue with rare lymphoid cells | 4 | 2 |
| H | F | 13.5 | Normal | 8 | 16 | Y | N | End | 2:16* | Anterior pituitary with scant lymphoid infiltrate | 3 | 1 |
| I | M | 4.0 | Normal | 4 | 18 | Incomplete | N | Open | 5:08 | Germinoma | 5 | 4 |
End, Endoscopic surgery; N/A, data not available.
*Joint with otolaryngology.