Characteristic | Patients, n (%) |
---|---|
Primary neurologic symptom of BM | |
Symptom of ICP (headache, nausea)a | 43, (46.2 %) |
Difficulties of balance, gait or speech | 48, (51.6 %) |
Asymptomatic | 2, (2.2 %) |
KPS | |
>70 | 33, (35.5 %) |
60 ~ 70 | 42, (45.2 %) |
<60 | 18, (19.3 %) |
Number of BM | |
1 | 37, (39.8 %) |
2 | 6, (6.5 %) |
3 | 2, (2.1 %) |
≥4 | 48, (51.6 %) |
Location of solitary BM | |
Frontal lobe | 12, (32.4 %) |
Temporosphenoid lobe | 4, (10.8 %) |
Occipital lobe | 2, (5.4 %) |
Parietal lobe | 3, (8.1 %) |
Cerebellum | 15, (40.6 %) |
Others | 1, (2.7 %) |
Location of multiple BM | |
Supratentorial | 25, (44.7 %) |
Infratentorial | 11, (19.6 %) |
Supratentorial + Infratentorial | 20, (35.7 %) |