Schwannoma epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
The incidence vestibular schwannoma is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals. People of all age groups may develop vestibular schwannoma. The incidence is more common between the 3rd and 5th decades of life. The median age at diagnosis is 5th decade. The incidence seems to be higher in Asian population and lower in Hispanics and African-Americans. Vestibular schwannoma affects men and women equally with a slight predilection towards female population.
Epidemiology and demographics
Incidence
- The incidence vestibular schwannoma is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals.
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop vestibular schwannoma.
- The incidence is more common between the 3rd and 5th decades of life.
- The median age at diagnosis is 5th decade.[1]
Race
- The incidence seems to be higher in Asian population and lower in Hispanics and African-Americans.[2]
Gender
- Vestibular schwannoma affects men and women equally with a slight predilection towards female population. [3]
References
- ↑ Propp JM, McCarthy BJ, Davis FG, Preston-Martin S (January 2006). “Descriptive epidemiology of vestibular schwannomas”. Neuro-oncology. 8 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1215/S1522851704001097. PMC 1871924. PMID 16443943.
- ↑ Koo M, Lai JT, Yang EY, Liu TC, Hwang JH (October 2018). “Incidence of Vestibular Schwannoma in Taiwan from 2001 to 2012: A Population-Based National Health Insurance Study”. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 127 (10): 694–697. doi:10.1177/0003489418788385. PMID 30032646.
- ↑ Brown CM, Ahmad ZK, Ryan AF, Doherty JK (January 2011). “Estrogen receptor expression in sporadic vestibular schwannomas”. Otol. Neurotol. 32 (1): 158–62. doi:10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181feb92a. PMC 3073320. PMID 21099731.
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