Incidence, Prognostic Factors, and Survival Trend in Pineal Gland Tumors: A Population-Based Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pineal gland tumors are exceedingly rare and account for 0.4-1.0% of brain neoplasms. Their rarity has confounded a clear understanding of the prognostic factors and standards of care for these neoplasms. In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence, prognostic indicators, and survival trend of tumors emanating from the pineal gland.

Methods

We accessed the Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) Program for pineal gland tumors from 1975-2016. A multivariate Cox regression model was used to investigate the impact of clinicopathological parameters on all-cause mortality. For survival trend analysis, we employed the Kaplan Meier curve and pairwise comparisons to examine the trend.

Results

We found 1,792 and 310,003 pineal gland and brain neop

SUBMITTER: Vuong HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639690 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature