Table 1.
The associations of various parameters with the extent of resection.
| Parameters | All | Biopsy | STR | GTR | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient no. (%) | 1166 (100.0) | 541 (46.3) | 526 (45.3) | 99 (8.4) | |
| Age, median (IQR) (years) | 19 (12-36) | 19 (14-37) | 20 (12-37) | 15 (8-24) | <0.001 |
| Gender, no. (%) | 0.191 | ||||
| Female | 388 (33.3) | 166 (30.7) | 189 (35.9) | 33 (33.3) | |
| Male | 778 (66.7) | 375 (69.3) | 337 (64.1) | 66 (66.7) | |
| Race, no. (%) | 0.730 | ||||
| White | 883 (75.7) | 413 (76.3) | 393 (74.7) | 77 (77.8) | |
| Non-white | 283 (24.3) | 128 (23.7) | 133 (25.3) | 22 (22.2) | |
| Histology, no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| GCT | 532 (45.6) | 304 (56.2) | 187 (35.6) | 41 (41.4) | |
| PPT | 524 (44.9) | 190 (35.1) | 286 (54.4) | 48 (48.5) | |
| Glioma | 62 (5.3) | 24 (4.4) | 34 (6.5) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Others | 48 (4.1) | 23 (4.3) | 19 (3.6) | 6 (6.1) | |
| Tumor size, median (IQR) (mm) | 26 (20-34) | 24 (17-31) | 28 (21-36) | 30 (23-34) | <0.001 |
| DM at presentation, no. (%) | 57 (6.8) | 38 (9.9) | 14 (3.6) | 5 (7.8) | 0.002 |
| Radiotherapy, no. (%) | 736 (63.1) | 328 (60.6) | 345 (65.6) | 63 (63.6) | 0.243 |
| Chemotherapy, no. (%) | 576 (49.4) | 277 (51.2) | 245 (46.6) | 54 (54.5) | 0.180 |
| Patient mortality, no. (%) | 251 (21.5) | 109 (20.1) | 114 (21.7) | 28 (28.3) | 0.193 |
DM, distant metastasis; GCT, germ cell tumor; GTR, gross total resection; IQR, interquartile range; PPT, pineal parenchymal tumor; STR, subtotal resection.
*bold value indicates a statistically significant result.