Patient description and tumor sample characteristics
| Sample | Sex | Age | Tumor type | Location | Sample Concentration (μg/μl) | Sample volume (μl) | Ki-67 index | p53 | Underlying disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | M | 66 | Normal brain (human adult) | Whole brain | 4.47 | 150 | |||
| N2 | M | 57 | Normal brain (human adult) | Whole brain | 4.32 | 150 | |||
| N3 | M | 82 | Normal brain (human adult) | Whole brain | 4.89 | 150 | |||
| Group 1 | Meningioma, WHO grade I | ||||||||
| 1 | M | 61 | Meningioma, meningothelial | Parasagittal, right | 28.62 | 110 | <1% | (−) | Alcohol, smoking |
| 2 | F | 64 | Meningioma, fibrous | Falx, right | 29.13 | 200 | 1~2% | (−) | (−) |
| 3 | F | 64 | Meningioma, meningothelial | CPA, right | 23.01 | 100 | 1% | (−) | (−) |
| 4 | F | 56 | Meningioma, transitional | Convexity, right | 41.67 | 600 | <1% | 15% | HTN, DM |
| 5 | F | 74 | Meningioma, transitional | Falx, both | 30.99 | 400 | <1% | 30% | (−) |
| Group 2 | Pituitary adenoma | ||||||||
| 6 | F | 51 | Pituitary adenoma | Pituitary gland | 19.47 | 100 | <1% | 1% | (−) |
| 7 | F | 42 | Pituitary adenoma, ACTH producing | Pituitary gland | 17.94 | 90 | <1% | 1% | Cushing disease |
| 8 | M | 51 | Pituitary adenoma | Pituitary gland | 20.19 | 110 | <1% | (−) | DM |
| 9 | M | 38 | Pituitary adenoma | Pituitary gland | 20.31 | 50 | 1% | 1% | (−) |
| 10 | F | 53 | Pituitary adenoma | Pituitary gland | 18.00 | 90 | <1% | 5% | (−) |
WHO, world health organization; CPA, cerebellopontine angle; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone.