Table 2

Course of patients with VPG

Patient No	NF-1 present (yes/no)	Intervention	Course	Years with stable tumour
1	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	3
2	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	3
3	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	3
4	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	3
5	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	4
6	Yes	Follow up alone	Stable	3
7	Yes	Follow up alone then CTX	Slow evolution	5
8	Yes	Follow up alone then CTX	Slow evolution	3
9	Yes	CTX	Spontaneous shrinkage then regrowth	6
10	Yes	CTX	Stabilisation	4
11	Yes	CTX	Stabilisation	4.5
12	Yes	XRT	Stabilisation	5
13	Yes	Biopsy+CTX	Stabilisation	9
14	No	Follw up alone then CTX	Progression, spontaneous stabilisation progression	4
15	No	CTX	Temporary stabilisation	2
16	No	CTX	Stabilisation, late visual improvement	8
17	No	Surgery+CTX	? Progression	1
18	No	Surgery+CTX	Stabilisation	4
19	No	Surgery+CTX+XRT	Progression, death
20	No	Surgery+CTX+XRT	Progression, death
21	No	Surgery+CTX+XRT	Progression, death

CTX = chemotherapy; XRT = radiotherapy.