Table 2 Characteristics of primary tumors of the CNS in patients with MS
From: Primary central nervous system tumors in patients with multiple sclerosis
Tumor type | Location (n) | Number of tumors (n,%) | Age at tumor diagnosis | Sex (n,%) | Survival outcome (n,%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Alive | Deceased | ||||
Adenoma | Pituitary | 15 (41.66) | 44.20 ± 8.10 | 1 (2.77) | 14 (38.88) | 15 (41.66) | 0 (0) |
Meningioma | Parasagittal (3), Parietal (3), Temporal (2), Posterior fossa (1), Parieto-occipital (1), Optic nerve (1) | 11 (30.55) | 46.91 ± 9.07 | 0 (0) | 11 (30.55) | 11 (30.55) | 0 (0) |
PCNSL | Fronto-parietal (3), Thoracic spinal cord (1), Corpus Callosum (1) | 5 (13.88) | 47.40 ± 8.62 | 0 (0) | 5 (13.88) | 4 (11.11) | 1 (2.77) |
Acoustic Schwannoma | Cerebellopontine angle | 2 (5.55) | 47.50 ± 0.70 | 0 (0) | 2 (5.55) | 2 (5.55) | 0 (0) |
Epidermoid cyst | Diencephalon | 1 (2.77) | 35 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.77) | 1 (2.77) | 0 (0) |
Neurofibroma | Cervical spinal cord | 1 (2.77) | 40 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.77) | 1 (2.77) | 0 (0) |
Glioblastoma multiforme | Frontal | 1 (2.77) | 51 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.77) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.77) |
Total | 36 (100) | 45.47 ± 8.08 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 2 | |