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. 2019 Jan 4;11:81–92. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S177683

Table S2.

Total number and proportions of patients with a central nervous system tumor diagnosis in the Inpatient Register not found in the Swedish Cancer Register between 1990–2014, by number of hospital discharge diagnosis containing a central nervous system tumor diagnosis

Number of hospital discharge diagnosis (%)
At least one At least two At least three At least four

Brain tumors N=34,612 N=23,842 N=17,944 N=13,445
 All combined 22.2 15.9 11.5 8.5
 Malignant 18.3 13.6 9.5 7.1
 Benign 35.8 26.8 21.4 16.9
 Unknown behavior 24.0 16.7 12.5 9.2
Other CNS tumors N=24,086 N=13,996 N=8,332 N=4,906
 All combined 30.7 21.5 18.3 17.4
 Malignant 15.8 14.3 11.4 11.2
 Benign 32.2 22.0 18.8 18.2
 Unknown behavior 31.9 22.6 19.3 17.2

Abbreviation: CNS, central nervous system.