Table 1:

Patient characteristics

Histopathologic Diagnosis
Diffuse Astrocytoma (WHO Grade II)Anaplastic Astrocytoma (WHO Grade III)Glioblastoma (WHO Grade IV)
No. of patients (% of all)7 (21)7 (21)19 (58)
Sex ratio, women:men3:43:48:11
Age, median, y (range)48 (32–69)41 (28–55)60 (20–84)
Surgery:biopsy6:13:413:6