Statistical Table 3

 

Primary Brain and Central Nervous System Tumor Incidence Ratesa by Major Histology Groupings and Gender Adjusted to the 1970 and 2000 U.S. Standard Populations,
CBTRUS 1992-1997b
WHO HISTOLOGY GROUPINGS MALE
       Adjusted Rate		 FEMALE
       Adjusted Rate		 TOTAL
       Adjusted Rate
n 1970 US 2000 US n 1970 US 2000 US n 1970 US 2000 US

Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue
10,631 6.89 7.50 8,553 4.85 5.20 19,177 5.79 6.25

Tumors of cranial and spinal nerves
1,275 0.79 0.90 1,394 0.77 0.87 2,669 0.78 0.89

Tumors of the meninges
3,163 1.97 2.39 7,273 3.66 4.36 10,436 2.88 3.45

Lymphomas and hemopoietic neoplasms
763 0.44 0.53 411 0.21 0.24 1,174 0.32 0.38

Germ cell tumors and cysts

167 0.13 0.11 57 0.04 0.04 224 0.09 0.07

Tumors of the sellar region
1,318 0.83 0.94 1,362 0.77 0.84 2,681 0.79 0.87

Local extensions from regional tumors
46 0.03 0.03 32 0.02 0.02 78 0.02 0.03

Unclassified tumors

1,082 0.68 0.83 1,327 0.63 0.76 2,409 0.65 0.79
TOTAL 18,445 11.76 13.23 20,401 10.95 12.33 38,848 11.32 12.73
a Rates are per 100,000 person-years
b Includes data from 11 of the 14 regions listed in Table 1; Maine, New Mexico and Virginia are excluded
Abbreviations used: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; WHO, World Health Organization.

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