Table 1. Open in new tab Demographics of...

Table 1.

Demographics of Germinoma Patients Undergoing Both Cytology and Spinal MR Imaging

	Classes I, II, and III (n = 41)	Classes IV and V (n = 25)	P-value
Age at diagnosis, range (median), years	7–34 (16)	7–40 (16)	.59^b
Sex, male:female	36:5	16:9	.039^a
Location			.40^a
Pineal	14	6
Neurohypophysis	6	3
Basal ganglia	0	1
Bifocal	18	15
Pineal/basal ganglia	2	0
Unknown	1	0
CSF sampling			.80^a
Lumbar tap	15	10
Ventricle	26	15
HCG/HCG-β elevation			.12^a
Yes	19	17
No	22	8
Verification of histological diagnosis			.0036^a
Unverified	1	7
Verified	40	18
Histological diagnosis			.71^a
Pure germinoma	37	16
Germinoma with STGC	2	2
Germinoma/mature teratoma	1	0

	Classes I, II, and III (n = 41)	Classes IV and V (n = 25)	P-value
Age at diagnosis, range (median), years	7–34 (16)	7–40 (16)	.59^b
Sex, male:female	36:5	16:9	.039^a
Location			.40^a
Pineal	14	6
Neurohypophysis	6	3
Basal ganglia	0	1
Bifocal	18	15
Pineal/basal ganglia	2	0
Unknown	1	0
CSF sampling			.80^a
Lumbar tap	15	10
Ventricle	26	15
HCG/HCG-β elevation			.12^a
Yes	19	17
No	22	8
Verification of histological diagnosis			.0036^a
Unverified	1	7
Verified	40	18
Histological diagnosis			.71^a
Pure germinoma	37	16
Germinoma with STGC	2	2
Germinoma/mature teratoma	1	0

STGC, syncytiotrophoblastic giant cell.

^aFisher’s exact test;

^bStudent’s t-test.