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*Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare [[brain tumor]]. The incidence of gliomatosis cerebri is estimated to be less than 100 cases per year in the United States. | |||
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*Gliomatosis cerebri is a | *Gliomatosis cerebri is a disease that tends to affect the middle-aged population. The peak incidence for gliomatosis cerebri is 20-40 years.<ref name=aaa>Epidemiology of gliomatosis cerebri. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gliomatosis-cerebri</ref> | ||
*The median age at diagnosis is 34 years.<ref name="pmid9810441">{{cite journal| author=Kim DG, Yang HJ, Park IA, Chi JG, Jung HW, Han DH et al.| title=Gliomatosis cerebri: clinical features, treatment, and prognosis. | journal=Acta Neurochir (Wien) | year= 1998 | volume= 140 | issue= 8 | pages= 755-62 | pmid=9810441 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9810441 }} </ref> | *The median age at diagnosis is 34 years.<ref name="pmid9810441">{{cite journal| author=Kim DG, Yang HJ, Park IA, Chi JG, Jung HW, Han DH et al.| title=Gliomatosis cerebri: clinical features, treatment, and prognosis. | journal=Acta Neurochir (Wien) | year= 1998 | volume= 140 | issue= 8 | pages= 755-62 | pmid=9810441 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9810441 }} </ref> | ||
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Overview
Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare disease that tends to affect the middle-aged population. The peak incidence for gliomatosis cerebri is 20-40 years.[1] The median age at diagnosis is 34 years.[2] Males are more commonly affected with gliomatosis cerebri than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare brain tumor. The incidence of gliomatosis cerebri is estimated to be less than 100 cases per year in the United States.
Age
- Gliomatosis cerebri is a disease that tends to affect the middle-aged population. The peak incidence for gliomatosis cerebri is 20-40 years.[1]
- The median age at diagnosis is 34 years.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with gliomatosis cerebri than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Epidemiology of gliomatosis cerebri. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gliomatosis-cerebri
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kim DG, Yang HJ, Park IA, Chi JG, Jung HW, Han DH; et al. (1998). "Gliomatosis cerebri: clinical features, treatment, and prognosis". Acta Neurochir (Wien). 140 (8): 755–62. PMID 9810441.