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We finalized the results of the nation-wide survey of surgical mortalities (within one month from surgeries) for brain tumors. More details will be published soon.
TumorNumber of operationSurgical death
Supratentorial high-grade gliomas423538(0.9%)
Supratentorial low-grade glioma17382(0.1%)
Supratentorial meningioma439715(0.3%)
Infratentorial meningioma8387(0.8%)
Supra- and Infra-tentorial meningioma2951(0.3%9
Skull base meningioma131315(1.1%)
Pituitary adenoma by craniotomy5016(1.2%)
Pituitary adenoma by transsphenoidal route47527(0.1%)
Cerebellar medulloblastoma2990(0%)
4th ventricle ependymoma1674(2.4%)
Acoustic Schwannoma21546(0.3%)
Craniopharyngioma by craniotomy by craniotomy7482(0.3%)
Craniopharyngioma by transsphenoidal route1330(0%)
Pineal tumors3573(0.8%)
Metastatic brain tumors354325(0.7%)