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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ependymomas make up about 5% of adult intracranial [[gliomas]] and up to 9% of childhood tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* Childhood | * Childhood Ependymoma represents about 200 cases per year in the United States<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq</ref>. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* Their occurrence seems to peak at age 5 years and then again at age | * Their occurrence seems to peak at age 5 years and then again at age 35. | ||
* Subependymoma usually affects people over 40 years of age. | * Subependymoma usually affects people over 40 years of age. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ependymomas make up about 5% of adult intracranial gliomas and up to 9% of childhood tumors of the central nervous system (CNS).
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Childhood Ependymoma represents about 200 cases per year in the United States[1].
Age
- Their occurrence seems to peak at age 5 years and then again at age 35.
- Subependymoma usually affects people over 40 years of age.
Gender
- Subependymoma more often affects men than women.
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq