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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Prevalence
- Approximately 10-20% of patients with tuberous sclerosis develop subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.[1]
Incidence
- The incidence of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is approximately 2.5 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1]
Age
- The mean age at diagnosis is 13 years.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with subependymal giant cell astrocytoma than females.[3]
Race
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roth, Jonathan; Roach, E. Steve; Bartels, Ute; Jóźwiak, Sergiusz; Koenig, Mary Kay; Weiner, Howard L.; Franz, David N.; Wang, Henry Z. (2013). "Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: Diagnosis, Screening, and Treatment. Recommendations From the International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012". Pediatric Neurology. 49 (6): 439–444. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.017. ISSN 0887-8994.
- ↑ Nabbout, R; Santos, M; Rolland, Y; Delalande, O; Dulac, O; Chiron, C (1999). "Early diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in children with tuberous sclerosis". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 66 (3): 370–375. doi:10.1136/jnnp.66.3.370. ISSN 0022-3050.
- ↑ Campen CJ, Porter BE (2011). "Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update". Curr Treat Options Neurol. 13 (4): 380–5. doi:10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z. PMC 3130084. PMID 21465222.