Table 14: Childhood Primary (Malignant and Non Malignant)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumor Incidence Ratesa by Major Histology Groupings and Race (Ages 0-19),
Age-Adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population, CBTRUS 1995-1999b
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Whites |
Blacks |
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|
Histology Grouping |
N |
Adjusted
Rate |
N |
Adjusted
Rate |
|
Tumors of Neuroepithelial Tissue |
1,988 |
3.18 |
236 |
2.22 |
|
Tumors
of Cranial and Spinal Nerves |
55 |
0.09 |
- |
- |
|
Tumors
of the Meninges |
107 |
0.17 |
16 |
0.16 |
|
Lymphomas
and Hemopoietic Neoplasms |
14 |
0.02 |
- |
- |
|
Germ
Cell Tumors and Cysts |
108 |
0.18 |
8 |
- |
|
Tumors
of the Sellar Region |
165 |
0.27 |
19 |
0.18 |
|
Local
Extensions from Regional Tumors |
14 |
0.02 |
- |
- |
|
Unclassified
Tumors |
93 |
0.15 |
15 |
0.15 |
|
Total |
2,544 |
4.09 |
299 |
2.83 |
|
Males |
1,328 |
4.16 |
163 |
3.04 |
|
Females |
1,216 |
4.00 |
136 |
2.62 |
aRates are per 100,000 person-years.
bIncludes data from 12 of the 16 registries listed in Table 5;
New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Texas are excluded.
- Counts are not presented when fewer than 6 cases were
reported for the specific histology category and rates are not presented when
fewer than 10 cases were reported for the specific histology category. The suppressed cases are included in the
counts and rates for Totals.
Abbreviations: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the
United States; NOS, not otherwise specified.
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