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Table 4 Correlation between duration of corticosteroid treatment and levels of insulin or growth hormone in cyst fluid and serum

From: Glioblastoma microenvironment contains multiple hormonal and non-hormonal growth-stimulating factors

  

Pearson’s r = 

p-value

Insulin

Cyst fluid (n = 25)

 + 0.48

0.015

Serum (n = 15)

 + 0.11

0.7

Growth hormone

Cyst fluid (n = 25)

− 0.50

0.011

Serum (n = 15)

− 0.07

0.8

  1. Prior to neurosurgery, 25 patients with cystic glioblastoma received corticosteroid treatment for 0–30 days to reduce peri-tumoral edema. For 15 patients parallel serum samples were available for analysis. Data are Pearson’s correlation coefficients and corresponding p-values
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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