Table
18: Five-Year Relative Survival Rates
For Malignant Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors By Sitea And Gender, SEER 1973-1999
|
ICDO Code |
Sitea |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|||
|
|
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
C71.0-C71.4, C71.7-C71.9, C72.0-C72.5 |
Brain(excluding ventricle and cerebellum), cranial nerves,
and spinal cord |
17,175 |
23.9 |
13,400 |
25.1 |
30,575 |
24.4 |
|
C71.5 |
Ventricle |
379 |
50.4 |
268 |
52.6 |
647 |
51.3 |
|
C71.6 |
Cerebellum |
1,193 |
63.4 |
873 |
69.9 |
2,066 |
66.0 |
|
C72.8-C72.9 |
Other
nervous system |
55 |
37.1 |
39 |
40.4 |
94 |
38.2 |
|
C70.0-C70.9 |
Meninges (cerebral and spinal) |
247 |
48.7 |
267 |
63.3 |
514 |
56.4 |
|
C75.1-C75.2 |
Pituitary |
60 |
79.2 |
72 |
77.8 |
132 |
78.1 |
|
C75.3 |
Pineal |
229 |
65.1 |
64 |
56.3 |
293 |
63.2 |
|
C30.0 (9522:9523) |
Olfactory tumors of the nasal cavity |
65 |
71.8 |
59 |
75.6 |
124 |
73.7 |
aThe sites referred to in this table are based on the categories and
site codes defined in the SEER Site/Histology Validation List.
Abbreviation used: SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End
Results.
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