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. 2012 Nov;14(Suppl 5):v1–v49. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos218

Table 20.

One-, Two-, Five-, and Ten-Year Relative Survival Rates for Malignant Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors by Site, SEER 18 Registries, 1995-2009§

1-Yr
2-Yr
5-Yr
10-Yr
ICD-O-3 CODE SITE N % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
C71.1 Frontal lobe of the brain 13,584 60.1 (59.3-61.0) 45.4 (44.5-46.3) 34.4 (33.5-35.3) 26.1 (25.1-27.2)
C71.2 Temporal lobe of the brain 9,759 55.0 (54.0-56.0) 33.9 (32.9-34.9) 22.3 (21.4-23.3) 17.1 (16.0-18.2)
C71.3 Parietal lobe of the brain 6,655 47.5 (46.3-48.8) 28.7 (27.6-29.9) 18.8 (17.7-19.9) 12.9 (11.7-14.2)
C71.4 Occipital lobe of the brain 1,657 50.0 (47.5-52.5) 30.6 (28.3-33.0) 20.9 (18.7-23.2) 16.8 (14.3-19.4)
C71.0 Cerebrum 2,979 48.2 (46.4-50.1) 34.0 (32.2-35.8) 25.8 (24.1-27.6) 22.5 (20.6-24.4)
C71.5 Ventricle 1,069 75.4 (72.6-77.9) 67.6 (64.6-70.5) 61.9 (58.6-65.0) 57.1 (53.2-60.8)
C71.6 Cerebellum 3,380 84.6 (83.3-85.8) 78.4 (76.9-79.8) 70.8 (69.0-72.5) 65.9 (63.8-67.9)
C71.7 Brain stem 2,706 69.3 (67.5-71.1) 56.3 (54.3-58.2) 47.8 (45.7-49.9) 42.7 (40.3-45.1)
C71.8-C71.9 Other brain 13,529 42.4 (41.5-43.2) 29.8 (29.0-30.6) 21.2 (20.4-21.9) 16.5 (15.7-17.4)
C72.0-C72.1 Spinal cord and cauda equina 2,025 89.0 (87.5-90.4) 84.6 (82.8-86.2) 79.6 (77.4-81.6) 75.4 (72.3-78.2)
C72.2-C72.5 Cranial nerves 609 95.8 (93.8-97.2) 94.3 (91.9-96.0) 91.4 (88.4-93.6) 90.7 (87.2-93.4)
C72.8-C72.9 Other nervous system 581 60.0 (55.8-64.0) 50.1 (45.7-54.4) 42.5 (37.8-47.1) 36.7 (31.0-42.5)
C70.0-C70.9 Meninges (cerebral and spinal) 1,164 82.0 (79.5-84.2) 74.9 (72.0-77.6) 64.2 (60.7-67.5) 55.3 (50.5-59.9)
C75.1-C75.2 Pituitary and craniopharyngeal duct 242 84.1 (78.5-88.3) 80.6 (74.5-85.4) 71.5 (64.3-77.5) 62.9 (53.8-70.7)
C75.3 Pineal 615 87.8 (84.8-90.2) 80.4 (76.8-83.5) 73.3 (69.1-77.0) 67.1 (61.5-72.0)
C30.0 (9522-9523) Olfactory tumors of the nasal cavity 430 90.2 (86.7-92.8) 82.7 (78.4-86.3) 75.3 (70.0-79.8) 60.8 (53.4-67.4)
All Codes All Sites 60,984 57.5 (57.1-57.9) 43.2 (42.8-43.6) 33.8 (33.3-34.2) 28.0 (27.5-28.5)

The cohort analysis of survival rates was utilized for calculating the survival estimates presented in this table. Long-term cohort-based survival estimates reflect the survival experience of individuals diagnosed over the time period, and they may not necessarily reflect the long-term survival outlook of newly diagnosed cases.

The sites referred to in this table are based on the categories and site codes defined in the SEER Site/Histology Validation List.

§ Estimated by CBTRUS using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Incidence - SEER 18 Regs Research Data + Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, Nov 2011 Sub (1973-2009 varying) - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2010 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2012, based on the November 2011 submission.

Abbreviation: SEER, Survival, Epidemiology and End Results; CI, confidence interval.