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Table 4 Histological classification of adult unilateral thalamic gliomas of the present cohort (n = 111)

From: Surgical resection of unilateral thalamic tumors in adults: approaches and outcomes

Histological type

No. of cases (%)

Astrocytoma

88 (80 %)

 low-grade

46

 anaplastic astrocytoma

17

 glioblastoma

23

Oligodendroglioma

5 (5 %)

 low-grade

1

 anaplastic

4

Oligoastrocytoma

12 (11 %)

 low-grade

8

 anaplastic

4

Ependymoma

3 (3 %)

 low-grade

2

 anaplastic

1

PNETa

1 (1 %)

Ganglioglioma

2 (2 %)

  1. aPNET primary neuroectodermal tumor