CBTRUS Statistical Table 3

Statistical Table 3

Primary Brain and Central Nervous System Tumor Incidence Rates^a by Major Histology Groupings and Gender,
CBTRUS 1990-1994^b
WHO HISTOLOGY GROUPINGS	MALE		FEMALE		TOTAL
WHO HISTOLOGY GROUPINGS	n	rate	n	rate	n	rate
Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue	5,934	7.20	4,701	5.05	10,635	6.04
Tumors of cranial and spinal nerves	633	0.74	724	0.77	1,357	0.76
Tumors of the meninges	1,641	1.95	3,616	3.51	5,257	2.78
Lymphomas and hemopoietic neoplasms	562	0.60	284	0.28	846	0.43
Germ cell tumors and cysts	98	0.14	29	0.04	127	0.09
Tumors of the sellar region	889	1.04	963	1.01	1,853	1.01
Local extensions from regional tumors	21	0.03	24	0.02	45	0.02
Unclassified tumors	319	0.38	326	0.29	645	0.33
TOTAL	10,097	12.07	10,667	10.97	20,765	11.47

^a Rates are per 100,000 person-years, and age adjusted using the 1970 United States standard population.
^b Includes data from eleven of the twelve regions listed in Table 2; Virginia is excluded
Abbreviations used: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; WHO, World Health Organization.

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