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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Radiation necrosis after a combination of external beam radiotherapy and iodine-125 brachytherapy in gliomas

Characteristics

Patients

Absolute (n)

Relative (%)

Number of patients

86

100

Gender

 Male

49

57

 Female

37

43

Age (years) median

 47 (range 18–77)

 

Histology at first diagnosis

 Low-grade glioma

38

44

 High-grade glioma

48

56

Histology at second irradiation

 Low-grade glioma

13

15

 High-grade glioma

73

85

Number of malignant transformations

28

33

Follow up (months) median

 After first diagnosis

60 (range 7–353)

 

 After second irradiation

15 (range 0–167)