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. 2013 Nov;15(Suppl 2):ii1–ii56. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/not151

Table 18.

One-, Two-, Five-, and Ten-Year Relative Survival Rates for Malignant Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors by Site, SEER 18 Registries, 1995-2010§

ICD-O-3 CODE SITE N 1-Yr
2-Yr
5-Yr
10-Yr
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
C71.1 Frontal lobe of the brain 14,973 59.6 (58.8-60.5) 45.3 (44.4-46.1) 34.4 (33.6-35.3) 25.9 (24.9-26.9)
C71.2 Temporal lobe of the brain 10,748 54.1 (53.1-55.1) 33.8 (32.8-34.7) 22.3 (21.4-23.2) 16.9 (16.0-17.9)
C71.3 Parietal lobe of the brain 7,265 47.0 (45.8-48.2) 28.9 (27.8-30.1) 18.9 (17.9-20.0) 13.4 (12.3-14.5)
C71.4 Occipital lobe of the brain 1,807 49.1 (46.7-51.5) 30.5 (28.2-32.7) 20.8 (18.7-23.0) 17.2 (15.0-19.6)
C71.0 Cerebrum 3,288 48.2 (46.4-49.9) 34.3 (32.6-36.0) 25.8 (24.2-27.5) 22.4 (20.7-24.2)
C71.5 Ventricle 1,205 74.4 (71.5-76.6) 66.9 (64.3-69.8) 61.3 (58.2-64.3) 57.1 (53.5-60.4)
C71.6 Cerebellum 3,689 84.5 (83.2-85.7) 78.3 (76.8-79.6) 70.8 (69.2-72.4) 66.0 (64.0-67.9)
C71.7 Brain stem 3,004 68.7 (66.9-70.4) 56.2 (54.3-58.0) 47.7 (45.7-49.7) 42.6 (40.4-44.8)
C71.8-C71.9 Other brain 14,718 41.5 (40.6-42.3) 29.7 (28.9-30.5) 21.3 (20.6-22.1) 16.9 (16.1-17.7)
C72.0-C72.1 Spinal cord and cauda equina 2,257 88.8 (87.3-90.1) 84.4 (82.7-86.0) 79.7 (77.6-81.7) 75.4 (72.6-78.0)
C72.2-C72.5 Cranial nerves 676 96.2 (94.3-97.4) 94.3 (92.1-95.9) 91.9 (89.1-94.0) 90.4 (87.0-93.0)
C72.8-C72.9 Other nervous system 631 59.4 (55.3-63.2) 50.6 (46.4-54.7) 43.5 (38.9-47.9) 38.8 (33.7-43.9)
C70.0-C70.9 Meninges (cerebral and spinal) 1,257 81.6 (79.7-84.2) 74.4 (71.6-77.0) 63.8 (60.4-67.0) 56.0 (51.6-60.1)
C75.1-C75.2 Pituitary and craniopharyngeal duct 265 84.2 (79.0-88.2) 80.1 (74.3-84.8) 71.2 (64.2-77.0) 62.7 (54.2-70.1)
C75.3 Pineal 681 87.5 (84.7-89.8) 81.1 (77.8-84.0) 73.8 (69.9-77.4) 68.3 (63.2-72.9)
C30.0 (9522-9523) Olfactory tumors of the nasal cavity 366 89.7 (85.8-92.6) 83.1 (78.4-86.9) 75.7 (69.9-80.5) 61.4 (52.5-69.1)
All Codes All Sites 66,830 56.9 (56.5-57.3) 43.1 (42.7-43.5) 33.8 (33.4-34.2) 28.1 (27.7-28.6)

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 loosely 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 2012 Sub (1973-2010 varying) - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2011 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2013, based on the November 2012 submission.

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