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Table 1 Distribution of final diagnosis among studied patients based on pathological diagnosis or clinical-laboratory diagnosis and follow-up imaging

From: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in pediatric brain tumors: how to make a more confident diagnosis

Method of final diagnosis

N = 30

Histopathology

26 (86.7%)

 High-grade astrocytoma

4 (13.3%)

 Low-grade astrocytoma

7 (23.3%)

 Medulloblastoma

2 (6.7%)

 Ependymoma

2 (6.7%)

 Anaplastic ependymoma

2 (6.7%)

 PXA

2 (6.7%)

 Brain abscess

2 (6.7%)

 Choroid plexus carcinoma

1 (3.3%)

 Metastatic lesion

1 (3.3%)

 Recurrence of GBM

1 (3.3%)

 DNET

1 (3.3%)

 PNET

1 (3.3%)

Clinical with laboratory diagnosis

4 (13.3%)

 Brainstem glioma

2 (6.7%)

 Multiple sclerosis

1 (3.3%)

 ADEM

1 (3.3%)

Total

30

  1. Data was expressed in the form of frequency (percentage). DENT dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, PENT primitive neuroectodermal tumor, PXA pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis