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. 2022 Jun 22;14(13):3065. doi: 10.3390/cancers14133065

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MBSS Part A and B by outcome subgroups. Histograms describe the distribution of MBSS subscores among those patients experiencing or not experiencing an early post-operative or long-term functional deterioration and reduced quality of life. (A) The histogram on the left represents the median MBSS Part A scores among those experiencing a decrease of at least 20 points in post-operative KPS or not compared with the pre-operative assessment. 95% CI errors bars are visualised. (B) The histogram on the right represents the median MBSS Part B scores among those experiencing a decrease of at least 20 points in follow-up KPS plus an overall quality of life measurement (FACT-Br overall score) under the 75th percentile of the population under exam or not compared with the pre-operative assessment. 95% CI error bars are visualised. MBSS: Milan Biometric-Surgical score; KPS: Karnofsky performance status; CI: confidence interval; FACT-Br: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy brain subscale.