Table 1:

Summary of patient histopathologic characteristics: meningiomas (13 cases)

Age (yr)/SexLocationSize (mm)Mean Shear Stiffness (kPa)Maximum Shear Stiffness (kPa)Intraoperative Tumor Consistency; Scale 1∼5Histopathologic Subtypes
44/FParasagittal462.14.73 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
57/MTuberculum sellar531.63.03 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
68/MParasagittal941.63.33 (not firm)Anaplastic meningioma
67/FConvexity661.44.14 (firm)Atypical meningioma
50/FParasagittal232.23.85 (firm)Transitional meningioma
40/FCavernous sinus352.64.73 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
52/FConvexity521.72.53 (not firm)Atypical meningioma
58/FPetroclival201.21.63 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
51/FSphenoid ridge281.82.43 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
66/FCP angle514.47.24 (firm)Fibrous meningioma
38/FTuberculum sellar141.72.32 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
38/FPetroclival231.21.82 (not firm)Angiomatous meningioma
77/MConvexity251.72.62 (not firm)Meningothelial meningioma
  • Note:—CP indicates cerebellopontine.