Table 2. The numbers of total and histologically confirmed cases by histological group, Republic of Korea, 2013.
| Histological group | Total | Histology confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Meningioma | 4,409 (37.3) | 1,708 (30.2) |
| Glioma | 1,506 (12.7) | 1,235 (21.9) |
| Pituitary tumor | 2,126 (18.0) | 1,126 (19.9) |
| Nerve sheath tumor | 1,454 (12.3) | 780 (13.8) |
| Lymphoma | 221 (1.9) | 197 (3.5) |
| Germ cell tumors, cysts and heterotopias | 127 (1.1) | 94 (1.7) |
| Craniopharyngioma | 151 (1.3) | 100 (1.8) |
| Other mesenchymal, non-malignant and malignant | 72 (0.6) | 49 (0.9) |
| Embryonal/primitive/medulloblastoma | 61 (0.5) | 59 (1.0) |
| Hemangioma | 438 (3.7) | 110 (1.9) |
| Choroid plexus | 20 (0.2) | 13 (0.2) |
| Choroid/chondrosarcoma | 16 (0.1) | 11 (0.2) |
| Neoplasm, unspecified | 1,070 (9.0) | 58 (1.0) |
| All others | 156 (1.3) | 109 (1.9) |
| Total | 11,827 (100.0) | 5,649 (47.8) |