Low Grade Gliomas in Eloquent Locations – Implications for Surgical Strategy, Survival and Long Term Quality of Life
Figure 2
Association between eloquence and survival (N = 149).
A decreased survival was seen with closer distance of tumor to sensitive regions as demonstrated with the Kaplan-Meier curve (p<0.001, log-rank test). The estimated 5-year survival was 77% (95% CI 65–89) in non-eloquent tumors, 71% (95% CI 57–85) in intermediate located tumors and 54% (95% CI 38–70) in eloquent tumors.