Table 7.

Age-standardized rates and counts for tumors of the brain and other nervous system (nonmalignant and malignant), by histological grouping, race, and sex, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) combined, 2004–2007^*

Sex	Histological group†	All races		White		Black		API		AI/AN CHSDA		Hispanic		Non-Hispanic
		Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count	Rate‡	Count
Men and women	Brain and other nervous system	18.9	213 525	19.0	181 790	17.7	20 158	13.5	6440	15.3	831	17.8	20 464	19.1	193 061
	Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue	6.5	73 467	7.0	66 083	3.7	4573	3.2	1601	4.3	257	5.1	6613	6.7	66 854
	Pilocytic astrocytoma	0.3	3534	0.4	2989	0.2	332	0.2	85	0.4	31	0.2	502	0.3	3032
	Diffuse and anaplastic astrocytoma§	1.0	10 851	1.1	9779	0.5	633	0.5	256	0.7	45	0.7	985	1.0	9866
	Glioblastoma	3.2	36 613	3.4	33 864	1.6	1798	1.4	634	1.8	86	2.4	2311	3.3	34 302
	Oligodendroglioma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma	0.4	4452	0.4	3995	0.2	237	0.2	122	0.3	15	0.3	452	0.4	4000
	Mixed glioma	0.2	2203	0.2	1978	0.1	115	0.1	67	0.2	12	0.2	245	0.2	1958
	Glioma malignant, NOS	0.4	4809	0.5	4125	0.3	426	0.3	134	0.3	22	0.4	573	0.4	4236
	Embryonal/primitive/medulloblastoma	0.2	2168	0.2	1813	0.1	226	0.1	77	0.2	15	0.2	441	0.2	1727
	All other tumors of neuroepithelial tissue‖	0.8	8837	0.8	7540	0.6	806	0.4	226	0.4	31	0.6	1104	0.8	7733
	Tumors of cranial and spinal nerves	1.7	19 062	1.7	16 697	0.7	861	1.5	782	1.0	56	1.3	1535	1.7	17 527
	Nerve sheath	1.7	19 057	1.7	16 693	0.7	861	1.5	781	1.0	56	1.3	1535	1.7	17 522
	Acoustic neuromas	1.1	12 033	1.1	10 647	0.4	433	0.9	494	0.4	23	0.8	888	1.1	11 145
	All other nerve sheath	0.6	7024	0.6	6046	0.3	428	0.5	287	0.5	33	0.5	647	0.6	6377
	Tumors of meninges	6.8	77 799	6.7	65 175	7.8	8275	5.7	2551	5.9	279	6.9	6598	6.8	71 201
	Meningioma	6.6	75 318	6.4	63 063	7.6	8069	5.5	2447	5.7	266	6.7	6298	6.6	69 020
	All other tumors of meninges¶	0.2	2481	0.2	2112	0.2	206	0.2	104	0.2	13	0.2	300	0.2	2181
	Germ cell tumors and cysts	0.1	915	0.1	736	0.1	84	0.1	63	0.1	6	0.1	188	0.1	727
	Tumors of sellar region	2.7	30 205	2.4	22 836	4.4	5144	2.3	1162	3.0	180	3.3	4244	2.6	25 961
	All other brain#	1.1	12 077	1.1	10 263	1.1	1221	0.7	281	1.0	53	1.2	1286	1.0	10 791
	Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms of the brain and ONS	0.5	5182	0.5	4410	0.4	504	0.4	203	0.4	20	0.5	545	0.5	4637
Men	Brain and other nervous system	17.3	90 870	17.6	78 476	15.5	7694	11.6	2583	12.8	328	15.1	8445	17.7	82 425
	Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue	7.7	40 820	8.2	36 917	4.2	2342	3.8	883	4.9	141	5.8	3620	8.0	37 200
	Pilocytic astrocytoma	0.3	1834	0.4	1562	0.2	158	0.2	43	0.4	14	0.2	265	0.4	1569
	Diffuse and anaplastic astrocytoma§	1.1	6013	1.2	5479	0.5	309	0.6	134	0.6	18	0.8	540	1.2	5473
	Glioblastoma	4.0	20 841	4.3	19 330	2.0	958	1.8	375	2.1	50	2.9	1293	4.1	19 548
	Oligodendroglioma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma	0.5	2467	0.5	2197	0.2	135	0.3	74	0.3	9	0.3	224	0.5	2243
	Mixed glioma	0.2	1277	0.3	1147	0.1	65	0.1	37	0.2	6	0.2	139	0.2	1138
	Glioma malignant, NOS	0.5	2462	0.5	2152	0.3	192	0.2	60	0.3	12	0.4	293	0.5	2169
	Embryonal/primitive/medulloblastoma	0.2	1233	0.2	1032	0.2	122	0.2	44	0.3	11	0.2	269	0.2	964
	All other tumors of neuroepithelial tissue‖	0.9	4693	0.9	4018	0.6	403	0.4	116	0.7	21	0.7	597	0.9	4096
	Tumors of cranial and spinal nerves	1.7	9170	1.7	8044	0.7	395	1.5	359	1.0	28	1.2	702	1.8	8468
	Nerve sheath	1.7	9168	1.7	8042	0.7	395	1.5	359	1.0	28	1.2	702	1.8	8466
	Acoustic neuromas	1.0	5704	1.1	5064	0.3	187	0.9	221	0.4	10	0.7	395	1.1	5309
	All other nerve sheath	0.6	3464	0.7	2978	0.3	208	0.5	138	0.6	18	0.5	307	0.7	3157
	Tumors of meninges	4.2	21 177	4.1	17 823	5.0	2205	3.3	663	3.6	73	3.8	1689	4.2	19 488
	Meningioma	3.9	19 820	3.8	16 661	4.8	2107	3.1	602	3.4	68	3.6	1529	4.0	18 291
	All other tumors of meninges¶	0.2	1357	0.3	1162	0.2	98	0.2	61	**	**	0.2	160	0.3	1197
	Germ cell tumors and cysts	0.1	648	0.1	526	0.1	51	0.2	45	**	**	0.1	146	0.1	502
	Tumors of sellar region	2.6	13 665	2.3	10 555	4.4	2166	2.3	524	2.6	65	3.0	1677	2.5	11 988
	All other brain#	1.1	5390	1.1	4611	1.2	535	0.6	109	0.6	17	1.2	611	1.1	4779
	Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms of the brain and ONS	0.5	2802	0.5	2379	0.5	279	0.5	105	0.5	13	0.6	340	0.5	2462
Women	Brain and other nervous system	20.3	122 655	20.3	103 314	19.5	12 464	15.0	3857	17.6	503	20.4	12 019	20.4	110 636
	Tumors of neuroepithelial tissue	5.6	32 647	5.9	29 166	3.3	2231	2.7	718	3.7	116	4.5	2993	5.7	29 654
	Pilocytic astrocytoma	0.3	1700	0.3	1427	0.2	174	0.2	42	0.4	17	0.2	237	0.3	1463
	Diffuse and anaplastic astrocytoma§	0.8	4838	0.9	4300	0.5	324	0.4	122	0.8	27	0.7	445	0.9	4393
	Glioblastoma	2.5	15 772	2.7	14 534	1.4	840	1.0	259	1.5	36	2.0	1018	2.6	14 754
	Oligodendroglioma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma	0.4	1985	0.4	1798	0.1	102	0.2	48	0.2	6	0.3	228	0.4	1757
	Mixed glioma	0.2	926	0.2	831	0.1	50	0.1	30	0.2	6	0.1	106	0.2	820
	Glioma malignant, NOS	0.4	2347	0.4	1973	0.3	234	0.3	74	0.3	10	0.3	280	0.4	2067
	Embryonal/primitive/medulloblastoma	0.2	935	0.2	781	0.1	104	0.1	33	**	**	0.2	172	0.2	763
	All other tumors of neuroepithelial tissue‖	0.7	4144	0.8	3522	0.5	403	0.4	110	0.2	10	0.6	507	0.8	3637
	Tumors of cranial and spinal nerves	1.7	9892	1.8	8653	0.7	466	1.5	423	0.9	28	1.4	833	1.7	9059
	Nerve sheath	1.7	9889	1.8	8651	0.7	466	1.5	422	0.9	28	1.4	833	1.7	9056
	Acoustic neuromas	1.1	6329	1.1	5583	0.4	246	1.0	273	0.5	13	0.8	493	1.1	5836
	All other nerve sheath	0.6	3560	0.6	3068	0.3	220	0.5	149	0.5	15	0.5	340	0.6	3220
	Tumors of meninges	9.1	56 622	8.9	47 352	9.9	6070	7.6	1888	7.9	206	9.5	4909	9.1	51 713
	Meningioma	8.9	55 498	8.7	46 402	9.7	5962	7.5	1845	7.7	198	9.3	4769	8.9	50 729
	All other tumors of meninges¶	0.2	1124	0.2	950	0.2	108	0.2	43	0.2	8	0.2	140	0.2	984
	Germ cell tumors and cysts	0.1	267	0.0	210	0.0	33	0.1	18	**	**	0.1	42	0.1	225
	Tumors of sellar region	2.9	16 540	2.6	12 281	4.5	2978	2.3	638	3.5	115	3.7	2567	2.8	13 973
	All other brain#	1.1	6687	1.0	5652	1.1	686	0.7	172	1.4	36	1.2	675	1.0	6012
	Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms of the brain and ONS	0.4	2380	0.4	2031	0.3	225	0.4	98	0.3	7	0.4	205	0.4	2175

^*AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; API = Asian/Pacific Islander; CHSDA = Contract Health Services Delivery Area; IHS = Indian Health Service; NOS = not otherwise specified; ONS = other nervous system. Source: NAACCR Combined—National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program areas reported by NAACCR as meeting high-quality incidence data standards for 2003–2007 (46 states): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. The table excludes cancer cases that were identified as having invalid site/histology combinations.

^†The site grouping “Brain and ONS” includes cancer cases with primary sites C70.0–C72.9 and C75.1–C75.3. The category “Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms of the brain and ONS” refers to those lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms with a primary site of C70.0–C72.9 and C75.1–C75.3 as defined in Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) (2010). CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2004–2006.

^‡Incidence rates are per 100 000 persons and were age standardized to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, 10–14, … , 80–84, ≥85 years, Census P25–1130).

^§Diffuse astrocytoma (as defined by World Health Organization 2007) includes the following histological groups: protoplasmic and fibrillary astrocytoma, astrocytoma NOS, and gemistocytic astrocytomas (9411).

^‖All other tumors of neuroepithelial tissue includes the following histological groups: unique astrocytoma variants, ependymoma variants, choroid plexus, neuroepithelial, and pineal parenchymal, nonmalignant and malignant neuronal/glial, neuronal and mixed.

^¶All other tumors of meninges include the following histological groups: other mesenchymal, hemangioblastoma.

^#All other brain includes the following histological groups: chordoma/chondrosarcoma, hemangioma, unspecified neoplasms, and all other histologies which could not be classified above.

^**Statistic not displayed because less than six cancer cases in this category.