Initial management of meningiomas: Analysis of the National Cancer Database.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Meningiomas are the most common central nervous system tumor. We describe current trends in treatment and survival using the largest cancer dataset in the United States. METHODS:We analyzed the National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2014, for all patients with diagnosis of meningioma. RESULTS:201,765 cases were analyzed. Patients were most commonly White (81.9%) females (73.2%) with a median age of 64 years. Fifty percent of patients were diagnosed by imaging. Patients were reported as grade I (24.9%), grade II (5.0%), grade III (0.7%), or unknown WHO grade (69.4%). Patients diagnosed by imaging were older, received treatment in community facilities, had higher Charlson-Deyo score, and a lower rate of private insurance. Watchful waiting was the most common treatment modality (46.

SUBMITTER: Garcia CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527450 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature