Clinical Characteristics of 56 Patients with Brain Gliomas
| Characteristic | Newly diagnosed (n = 36) | Recurrent (n = 20) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 14 | 8 |
| Female | 22 | 12 |
| Age (y) | ||
| Mean | 54 | 50 |
| Range | 12–86 | 22–71 |
| Tumor World Health Organization grade | ||
| II | 10 | 4 |
| III | 7 | 4 |
| IV | 19 | 12 |
| Initial therapy | ||
| Surgery | — | 4 |
| Surgery/chemotherapy/ radiotherapy | — | 12 |
| Surgery/radiotherapy | — | 4 |