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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: World Neurosurg. 2021 Dec 28;160:e33–e39. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.087

Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics.

Variable Category n = 140
Mean age, years (SD) 46.5 (14.5)
Sex Male 68 (48.6%)
Female 72 (51.4%)
Karnofsky Performance Status 100 46 (32.9%)
90 67 (47.9%)
80 21 (15.0%)
70 2 (1.4%)
60 4 (2.9%)
Pituitary Apoplexy prior to radiation Yes 8 (5.7%)
No 132 (94.3%)
Secretory Status secretory 46 (32.9%)
non-secretory 94 (67.1%)
Mean number of surgeries (SD) 1.4 (0.7)
Surgical Approach None 5
Transsphenoidal 128 (94.8%)
Craniotomy or Other 7 (5.2%)
Knosp Grade Unavailable 7
0 36 (27.1%)
1 36 (27.1%)
2 28 (21.1%)
3 10 (7.5%)
4 23 (17.3%)
Extent of Surgery Gross Total Resection 25 (17.9%)
Subtotal Resection 109 (77.9%)
Biopsy or None 6 (4.3%)
MIB-1 Unavailable 91
<3% 31 (63.3%)
≥ 3% 18 (36.7%)
GTV Resection Bed Only 6
< 4 cc 78 (58.2%)
≥ 4 cc 56 (41.8%)
Median PTV volume (range) 14.3 (0.27- 247.60)
Type of Radiation Fractionated 105 (75.0%)
SRS (1-5 Fractions) 35 (25.0%)

GTV is gross tumor volume. SRS is stereotactic radiosurgery. PTV is planning target volume.