Table 2.

Comparison of patient characteristics.

	Group D n = 11	Group B n = 11	p-value
Age* (years)	61 (45–74)	50 (19–67)	0.023
location (non-skull base, %)	81	81	0.716
tumor size* (cm)	5.0 (3.0–7.0)	5.0 (2.5–8.0)	0.742
EOR (GTR, %)	91	91	1.000
MIB overall* (%)	2.8 (0.3–26.5)	1.8 (0.4–9.2)	0.577
MIB hotspot* (%)	8.5 (2.2–36.0)	6.5 (2.7–18.0)	0.577

EOR, extent of resection; GTR, gross total resection.

^*median (range).

The bold value signify the statistical significant difference in the characteristic age.