TERT and neoplasm: To determine the risk factors for the development of distant recurrence or dissemination (non-local recurrence), we initially conducted a univariate analysis of the data of 104 patients using the following clinical and genetic variables: age, sex, KPS score on admission, MGMT promoter methylation, TERT promoter mutation, tumor location, maximum tumor size, SVZ involvement, ventricular opening, extent of resection, and postoperative ischemia.