An epidemiology report for primary central nervous system tumors in adolescents and young adults: a nationwide population-based study in France, 2008-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary central nervous system tumors (PCNST) among adolescents and young adults (AYA, 15-39 y) have rarely been reported. We present a nationwide report of PCNST histologically confirmed in the French AYA population between 2008 and 2013.

Methods

Patients were identified through the French Brain Tumor Database (FBTDB), a national dataset that includes prospectively all histologically confirmed cases of PCNST in France. Patients aged 15 to 39 years with histologically confirmed PCNST diagnosed between 2008 and 2013 were included. For each of the 143 histological subtypes of PCNST, crude rates, sex, surgery, and age distribution were provided. To enable international comparisons, age-standardized incidence rates were adjusted to the world-standard, European, and US

SUBMITTER: Ng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283028 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature