Table 1 Demographic, surgical and radiological data
Parameter | With preoperative CST | Without preoperative CST | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 70 (49%) | 73 (51%) | Â |
Female | 39 (55.7%) | 32 (43.8%) | 0.182 |
Male | 31 (44.3%) | 41 (56.2%) | Â |
Age | 64.9 +/− 12.1 | 65.8 +/− 11.4 | 0.625 |
Location | Â | Â | 0.090 |
 Periventricular | 10 (14.3%) | 21 (28.8%) |  |
 Frontal | 15 (21.4%) | 9 (12.3%) |  |
 Temporal | 6 (8.6%) | 7 (9.6%) |  |
 Parietal | 4 (5.7%) | 6 (8.2%) |  |
 Occipital | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.4%) |  |
 Cerebellar | 1 (1.4%) | 6 (8.2%) |  |
 Other and multilobular | 33 (47.1%) | 23 (31.5%) |  |
 One lesion | 31 (44.3%) | 29 (39.7%) | 0.614 |
 Multifocal | 39 (55.7%) | 44 (60.3%) |  |
 Volume of the targeted lesion | 8.6 ccm (0.1–64.1) | 7.8 ccm (0.2–61.9) | 0.500 |
 Total volume of all intracranial lesions | 9.7 ccm (0.1–64.1) | 11.4 ccm (0.6–76.3) | 0.344 |
Histological diagnosis | Â | Â | 0.497 |
 B-cell lymphoma | 70 (100%) | 71 (97.3%) |  |
 T-cell lymphoma | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.7%) |  |
Multiple surgeries necessary | Â | Â | 1.0 |
 No | 68 (97.1%) | 71 (97.3%) |  |
 Yes | 2 (2.9%) | 2 (2.7%) |  |
Type of surgery | Â | Â | 0.160 |
 Stereotactic biopsy | 46 (65.7%) | 59 (80.8%) |  |
 Open biopsy | 14 (20.0%) | 7 (9.6%) |  |
 Resection | 9 (12.9%) | 6 (8.2%) |  |
 Endoscopic biopsy | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.4%) |  |