Table 3 Patterns of primary tumors and tumor recurrence.
Primary tumor | |
Multifocal tumor | 39/129 (30.2%) |
Contact to ventricle | 62/129 (48.1%) |
Contact to dura | 73/129 (56.6%) |
Ependymal spread | 0/129 (0%) |
Hemorrhage | 120/129 (93.0%) |
Pattern of contrast enhancement | |
- circular/garland-like | 112/129 (86.8%) |
- extensive/solid/streaky | 17/129 (13.2%) |
- homogenous | 121/128 (94.5%) |
- inhomogenous | 7/128 (5.5%) |
with sharp demarcation | 13/129 (10.1%) |
without sharp demarcation | 116/129 (89.9%) |
invasive | 121/129 (93.8%) |
displacing | 8/129 (6.2%) |
Tumor recurrence | |
Location of recurrence | |
- local | 72/129 (55.8%) |
- distant | 13/129 (10.1%) |
- local and distant | 44/129 (34.1%) |
Multifocal recurrence | 85/129 (65.9%) |
Contact to ventricle | 77/129 (59.7%) |
Contact to dura | 64/129 (49.6%) |
Ependymal spread | 14/129 (10.9%) |
Hemorrhage | 5/129 (3.9%) |
Pattern of contrast enhancement (n = 128) | |
- circular/garland-like | 59/128 (46.1%) |
- extensive/solid/streaky | 69/128 (53.9%) |
- homogenous | 30/128 (23.4%) |
- inhomogenous | 98/128 (76.6%) |
with sharp demarcation | 24/129 (18.6%) |
without sharp demarcation | 105/129 (81.4%) |
invasive | 124/129 (96.1%) |
displacing | 5/129 (3.9%) |
