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Table 6 Deaths among the study cohort

From: The risk factors of hemorrhage in stereotactic needle biopsy for brain lesions in a large cohort: 10 years of experience in a single center

No

Pathology

Hematoma volume

Hemorrhagic extension

Treatment

Cause of death

1

Lymphoma

28 ml

/

Craniotomy

CNS infection

2

High-grade glioma

43 ml

/

Craniectomy

Refractory brain edema

3

High-grade glioma

35 ml

/

Craniectomy

Refractory brain edema

4

High-grade glioma

48 ml

/

Craniectomy

CNS infection

5

Lymphoma

39 ml

/

Craniectomy

Bebleeding

6

Germinoma

/

Into arachnoid space

EVD and conservation therapy

Refractory brain edema

7

High-grade glioma

45 ml

/

Craniectomy

CNS infection

8

High-grade glioma

55 ml

/

Craniectomy

Rebleeding

9

Choriocarcinoma

/

Into arachnoid space

EVD and conservation therapy

Refractory brain edema

  1. EVD, external ventricular drainage; CNS, central nervous system