Table 1.
No. of patients | 120 | |
Year of surgery | 1999–2017 | |
Before 2010 | 30 | 25.0% |
2010–2012 | 33 | 27.5% |
2013–2014 | 34 | 28.3% |
2015–2017 | 23 | 19.2% |
Sex | ||
Male | 72 | 60.0% |
Female | 48 | 40.0% |
Median age, y (IQR) | 45 (18–78) | |
Symptoms at onset | ||
Seizures | 74 | 60.7% |
Focal seizures with secondary generalization | 53 | 71.6% |
Focal seizures with maintained awareness | 17 | 23.0% |
Focal seizures with impaired awareness | 4 | 5.4% |
Focal neurological symptoms | 25 | 20.5% |
Headache/intracranial hypertension | 19 | 15.6% |
Cognitive impairment/behavioral changes | 8 | 6.5% |
Dizziness/gait disturbances | 7 | 5.7% |
None | 5 | 4.1% |
Contrast enhancement | ||
No | 83 | 73.5% |
Yes | 30 | 26.5% |
Main tumor location | ||
Temporal | 52 | 43.3% |
Frontal | 42 | 35.0% |
Parietal | 16 | 13.3% |
Insula | 8 | 6.7% |
Occipital | 2 | 1.7% |
Tumor extension | ||
1 lobe | 79 | 65.9% |
≥ 2 lobes | 23 | 19.1% |
1 or > 1 lobes with involvement of deep structures (either corpus callosum, basal ganglia or brainstem) | 18 | 15.0% |
Molecular data | ||
pTERT mutation | ||
pTERT-mutant | 30 | 50.8% |
pTERT-intact | 29 | 49.2% |
EGFR amplification | ||
EGFR-amplified | 9 | 14.0% |
EGFR-intact | 54 | 86.0% |
pMGMT methylation | ||
pMGMT-methylated | 31 | 40.0% |
pMGMT-unmethylated | 46 | 60.0% |
pTERT-mutant and EGFR-amplified | 1 | 2.0% |
Extent of resection (EOR) | ||
Non-gross total resection (non-GTR) | 83 | 69.2% |
Gross total resection (GTR) | 37 | 30.8% |
Postoperative KPS | ||
80–100 | 120 | 100.0% |
Postoperative management | ||
Observation with MRI | 57 | 47.5% |
Radiotherapy or radio-chemotherapy | 37 | 30.8% |
Upfront chemotherapy alone | 26 | 21.7% |
Disease progression | ||
Yes | 78 | 65.0% |
No | 31 | 25.8% |
Patients’ status | ||
Dead | 81 | 67.5% |
Alive | 33 | 27.5% |
Lost to follow-up | 6 | 5.0% |
IQR: interquartile range; KPS: Karnofsky Performance Status.