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Table 3 Preoperative therapy

From: Risks of postoperative paresis in motor eloquently and non-eloquently located brain metastases

  

Rtx

Ctx

Rtx + Ctx

No preoperative therapy

p

Eloquent

New deficit

33.3%

5.9%

63.0%

17.8%

0.012

No new deficit

66.6%

93.1%

37.0%

82.2%

Non-eloquent

New deficit

0.0%

8.9%

33.3%

12.5%

0.045

No new deficit

100%

91.1%

66.6%

87.5%

  1. All types of preoperative therapy had a significant effect on new postoperative deficits in the eloquent group (p = 0.012) and the non-eloquent group (p = 0.045). Rtx, Radiotherapy; Ctx, Chemotherapy.