Naslov
TREND OF INCREASING AGE OF PATIENTS WITH INTRACRANIAL TUMORS BY HISTOLOGICAL SUBTYPES DURING 14 YEARS PERIOD (1998-2002)

Autori
Rumboldt, Tihana ; Vučić, Majda ; Talan-Hranilović, Jasna ; Belicza, Mladen

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 42 (2003), 2; 169-173

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
intracranial tumors; incidence; increasing age; computor database

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to analyse distribution and proportion of intracranial tumors from data obtained at “ Ljudevit Jurak” University Department of Pathology from 1989 to 2002. The data from our computer database were analysed according to the histological diagnosis, patient age (four groups), and sex. There were 2403 intracranial tumors, out of which 667 (27, 8%) were malignant gliomas ( anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas), 593 (24.7%) meningiomas, 328 (13.6%) pituitary adenomas, 159 (6.6%) schwannomas and the others 13.7%. Metastatic intracranial tumors were diagnosed in 326 (13.6%) patients. We found a statistically significant trends of increasing incidence over time in the oldest age group (over 65 years of age) for meningiomas in women, and for malignant gliomas for both sexes. The observed distribution and proportion of intracranial tumors are predominantly in accordance with the recent European, North American, and Japanese reported studies.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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