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Table 1 Types of tumor origin in 153 cases of brain tumor-related epilepsy

From: Clinical characteristics of brain tumor-related epilepsy and factors influencing the identification of epilepsy-associated tumors

Origin

n

Percentage (%)

Primary intracranial tumor

 Glioma

57

37.3

 Meningioma

16

10.5

 Capillary hemangioblastoma

1

0.7

 Germ cell tumor

1

0.7

 Central nervous system malignant melanoma

1

0.7

 Primary central nervous system lymphoma

1

0.7

 Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor

1

0.7

Metastasis

 Lung cancer

43

28.1

 Gastrointestinal cancer

12

7.8

 Breast cancer

5

3.3

 Hematologic malignancy

4

2.6

 Genitourinary cancer

3

2.0

 Tumor of female reproductive system

2

1.3

 Malignant melanoma

2

1.3

 Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

1

0.7

Unknown Origin

3

2.0