TABLE 2:
Presence and volumes of significantly elevated Lac and Lip values by tumor grade
| Value | Presurgical Tumor Grade |
Postsurgical Tumor Grade |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II (n = 7) | III (n = 5) | IV (n = 11) | II (n = 11) | III (n = 2) | GBM (n = 14) | |
| Lac | ||||||
| Present* | 1 (14.3) | 3 (60.0) | 9 (81.8) | 4 (36.4) | 0 | 11 (78.6) |
| Volume (mL)† | 6.69 | 12.32 (1.01–29.85) | 3.74 (1.93–39.15) | 7.48 (1.39–11.75) | NA | 3.24 (1.31–18.17) |
| Lip | ||||||
| Present* | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 9 (81.8) | 5 (45.5) | 0 | 7 (50.0) |
| Volume (mL)† | NA | 2.45 | 12.48 (1.41–48.52) | 4.87 (1.42–16.89) | NA | 5.01 (1.17–17.31) |
Note.—NA indicates not applicable.
*
No. of gliomas with elevated Lac or Lip/total no. gliomas in each grade. Data in parentheses are percentages.
†
Median (minimum − maximum) for gliomas with elevated Lac or Lip values. Data in parentheses are ranges.