Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with CCM.
| Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (n = 358) | ||
| Female | 208 | 58.1 |
| Male | 150 | 41.9 |
| Age at diagnosis (years; n = 358) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 50.77 ± 17.648 | |
| Median | 52 | |
| Range | 3–88 | |
| 0–20 | 21 | 5.9 |
| 21–40 | 75 | 20.9 |
| 41–60 | 150 | 41.9 |
| >60 | 112 | 31.3 |
| Primary Site (n = 326) | ||
| Cerebral meninges | 285 | 87.4 |
| Spinal meninges | 41 | 12.6 |
| Race (n = 358) | ||
| White | 268 | 74.9 |
| Black | 52 | 14.5 |
| Others | 38 | 10.6 |
| Behavior code ICD-O-3 (n = 358) | ||
| Benign | 8 | 2.2 |
| Borderline malignancy | 350 | 97.8 |
| Tumor Size (n = 272) | ||
| ≤3cm | 65 | 23.9 |
| >3cm | 207 | 76.1 |
| Extent of resection (n = 358) | ||
| No resection | 16 | 4.5 |
| partial resection (PR) | 271 | 75.7 |
| gross total resection (GTR) | 71 | 19.8 |
| Radiation (n = 358) | ||
| Yes | 101 | 28.2 |
| None/Unknown | 257 | 71.8 |
| Vital status (n = 358) | ||
| Alive | 304 | 84.9 |
| Dead | 54 | 15.1 |