Ependymoma epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
The incidence of ependymoma is approximately 0.05 to 0.08 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1] The posterior fossa tumours tend to present more commonly in the paediatric age group (mean age at diagnosis is 6 years of age). Male and female are affected equally by ependymomal tumors.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of ependymoma is approximately 0.05 to 0.08 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1]
Age
- The posterior fossa tumors tend to present more commonly among the paediatric age group (mean age at diagnosis is 6 years of age).
- Subependymoma usually affects people older than 40 years of age.
Gender
- Males and females are affected equally by ependymomal tumors.
- Subependymoma more often affects men than women.
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq
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