Table 2.
Patient characteristics (n = 114 studies)
| Patient characteristics | Number of studies (%) |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | |
| Reported | 102 (89.5) |
| Not reported | 12 (10.5) |
| Median age | |
| Reported | 68 (59.6) |
| Not reported | 46 (39.4) |
| Tumour location | |
| Brain | |
| Benign brain tumours | 22 (19.3) |
| Primary malignant brain tumours | 23 (20.2) |
| Secondary malignant brain tumours | 37 (32.5) |
| Epilepsy | 5 (4.4) |
| Lung | |
| Primary and secondary malignant lung tumours | 5 (4.4) |
| Bone | |
| Secondary malignant bone tumours | 7 (6.1) |
| Digestive | |
| Malignant digestive tumours | 4 (3.5) |
| Urinary | |
| Malignant urinary system tumours | 3 (2.6) |
| Head and Neck | |
| Malignant head and neck tumours | 3 (2.6) |
| Not reported | 5 (4.4) |