Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 15 (4–47) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 151 (79.9) |
| Female | 38 (20.1) |
| ECOG PS | |
| 0–1 | 156 (82.6) |
| 2 | 22 (11.6) |
| 3–4 | 11 (5.8) |
| Tumor site | |
| Solitary | |
| Suprasellar | 41 (21.7) |
| Pineal | 46 (24.3) |
| BG/Thalamus | 29 (15.3) |
| Othersa) | 3 (1.6) |
| Bifocal | |
| Suprasellar and pineal | 15 (7.9) |
| Suprasellar and other | 5 (2.6) |
| Pineal and other | 2 (1.1) |
| Othersb) | 3 (1.6) |
| Seeding (+) | |
| CSF cytology (+) | 10 (5.3) |
| Multiple lesions in MRI (+) | 22 (11.6) |
| CSF cytology and MRI (+) | 13 (6.9) |
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%). BG, basal ganglia; CSF, craniospinal fluid; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
a)
Including frontal lobe and temporal lobe,
b)
Including temporal lobe, and midbrain.