Table 1 Tissue characteristics of the 42 tumor samples obtained from 21 patients.
Patient ID | Diagnosis | Samples obtained | ALA fluorescence | Tumor grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diffuse astrocytoma | TUM/TUM/TUM | − /−/ − | LGG |
2 | Diffuse astrocytoma | INF/INF | − / − | LGG |
3 | Oligodendroglioma | INF/INF | − / − | LGG |
4 | Anaplastic astrocytoma | TUM/TUM | − / + | HGG |
5 | Anaplastic oligodendroglioma | NPL | − | HGG |
6 | Glioblastoma | INF/TUM | − / + | HGG |
7 | Glioblastoma | INF/NEC | − / + | HGG |
8 | Glioblastoma | INF/TUM | − / + | HGG |
9 | Glioblastoma | INF/NEC | + / + | HGG |
10 | Glioblastoma | NEC/TUM | − / + | HGG |
11 | Glioblastoma | NEC/TUM | − / + | HGG |
12 | Glioblastoma | INF/TUM | − / + | HGG |
13 | Glioblastoma | INF | + | HGG |
14 | Glioblastoma | TUM | + | HGG |
15 | Glioblastoma | TUM | + | HGG |
16 | Glioblastoma | INF/TUM | + / + | HGG |
17 | Glioblastoma | NPL/TUM | − / + | HGG |
18 | Metastases (primary: lung) | REA/INF/TUM | + /−/ + | MET |
19 | Metastases (primary: lung) | REA/NEC | + / − | MET |
20 | Metastases (primary: lung) | REA/REA/NEC | − / + / − | MET |
21 | Metastases (primary: heart) | REA/NEC/TUM | + /−/ + | MET |
Total: 42 (NPL–2; REA–5; INF–12; NEC–7; TUM–16) | ALA positive: 21 ALA negative: 21 | Partition: LGG–3 (7) HGG–14 (24) MET–4 (11) | ||
