Table 1 Recorded clinical variables and corresponding descriptions.
From: The Digital Brain Tumour Atlas, an open histopathology resource
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
uuid | unique sample identifier |
pat_id | unique patient identifier |
diagnosis | primary diagnosis according to the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System (2016) |
grade | WHO grade according to the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System (2016) |
subtype | further specification of the histopathological subtype which is not a distinct entity as defined by the WHO, if applicable |
secondary_diagnosis | secondary diagnosis in cases where two distinct diagnosis according to the WHO are applicable |
control | 1 if sample is a control sample without tumour tissue |
age | patient age at the time of surgery |
sex | biological patient sex |
location | list (in square brackets) of all applicable tumour locations; empty if location is unknown |
laterality | laterality of the tumour (left or right) |
cellularity | estimated cell density of the tissue (given in 1/mm2) |
tissue_area | estimated scanned tissue area (in mm2) |
recurrence | 0 if the entry corresponds to a primary tumour resection; if the entry corresponds to a tumour recurrence, the number of the recurrence is given (e.g., 2 corresponds to the second recurrence) |
comment | notable findings that do not fit in other columns (e.g., important mutations not yet integrated in the WHO classification; other non-tumour pathologies in the control samples) |
