Table 5:

PFA-2c ependymomas compared with other PFA-2 ependymoma subtypes and all other PFA subtypes with respect to flag variable 1a

Flag Variable 1bYesNo
PFA-2c5 (100%)0 (0%)
PFA-2a and PFA-2b3 (9%)30 (91%)
All other PFA tumors6 (5.6%)102 (94.4%)
  • a Ninety-eight subjects had subtype data available. “All other PFA tumors” includes the PFA-1 subgroup and the PFA-2a and 2b subtypes. The 15 subjects with PFA-1 subgroup ependymomas that could not be subtyped were included in the category of All other PFA tumors. The 9 patients with PFA-2 tumors that could not be subtyped were not included in this analysis.

  • b The flag variable incorporates the following 3 variables: “no” for extension below the foramen magnum, “no” for encases blood vessels, and “midfloor-type” tumor.