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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
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor comprises approximately 1–2% of all pediatric brain tumors; however, in patients less than 3 years of age, this tumor accounts for up to 20% of cases.[1]
Incidence
- The incidence of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor is approximately 0.3 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[2]
Age
- Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor is a rare disease that tends to affect the children and adult population.[3][4]
- The median age at diagnosis is approximately 24-30 months.[5]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.9 to 1.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ginn, Kevin F.; Gajjar, Amar (2012). "Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor: Current Therapy and Future Directions". Frontiers in Oncology. 2. doi:10.3389/fonc.2012.00114. ISSN 2234-943X.
- ↑ Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_teratoid_rhabdoid_tumor. Accessed on December 10, 2015
- ↑ Epidemiology of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/atypical-teratoidrhabdoid-tumour. Accessed on December 10, 2015
- ↑ Clinical presentation of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. National Cancer Institute 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/hp/child-cns-atrt-treatment-pdq#link/_113_toc. Accessed on December 16, 2015
- ↑ Slavc, Irene; Chocholous, Monika; Leiss, Ulrike; Haberler, Christine; Peyrl, Andreas; Azizi, Amedeo A.; Dieckmann, Karin; Woehrer, Adelheid; Peters, Christina; Widhalm, Georg; Dorfer, Christian; Czech, Thomas (2014). "Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor: improved long-term survival with an intensive multimodal therapy and delayed radiotherapy. The Medical University of Vienna Experience 1992-2012". Cancer Medicine. 3 (1): 91–100. doi:10.1002/cam4.161. ISSN 2045-7634.