Table 1.
Overall characteristics.
| Parameter | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | 100 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 46 | 21.7 | |
| Female | 166 | 78.3 | |
| Age at primary surgery | |||
| <40 years | 24 | 11.3 | |
| 40–50 years | 35 | 16.5 | |
| 50–60 years | 64 | 30.2 | |
| 60–70 years | 51 | 24.1 | |
| ≥70 years | 38 | 17.9 | |
| Preoperative KPS | |||
| 100 | 4 | 1.9 | |
| 90 | 72 | 34.0 | |
| 80 | 80 | 37.7 | |
| ≤70 | 56 | 26.4 | |
| Presenting symptoms | |||
| Seizure | 28 | 13.2 | |
| Raised ICP | 66 | 31.1 | |
| Neurological deficits | 154 | 72.6 | |
| Asymptomatic | 3 | 1.4 | |
| Location | |||
| Supratentorial | 3 | 1.4 | |
| Infratentorial | 21 | 9.9 | |
| Tuberculum sellae/suprasellar | 30 | 14.2 | |
| Cavernous sinus | 14 | 6.6 | |
| Petroclival | 27 | 12.7 | |
| Intraorbital | 13 | 6.1 | |
| Olfactory groove | 10 | 4.7 | |
| Middle fossa/Cavum Meckeli | 7 | 3.3 | |
| Medial sphenoid wing | 50 | 23.6 | |
| Lateral sphenoid wing | 10 | 4.7 | |
| Craniocervical junction/Foramen magnum | 6 | 2.8 | |
| CP angle | 21 | 9.9 | |
CP angle: Cerebello-pontine angle; ICP: Intracranial pressure; KPS: Karnofsky performance status.