Table 13.
Most Common Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumorsa by Age Group, CBTRUS Statistical Report: NPCR and SEER, 2009-2013
| Age (years) | Most Common Histology | Second Most Common Histology | Third Most Common Histology | Fourth Most Common Histology | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histology | Rate b | (95% CI) | Histology | Rate | (95% CI) | Histology | Rate | (95% CI) | Histology | Rate | (95% CI) | |
| 0-4 | Embryonal Tumors | 1.24 | (1.17-1.31) | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | 1.03 | (0.96-1.09) | Glioma Malignant, NOS | 0.93 | (0.87-0.99) | Ependymal Tumors | 0.48 | (0.44-0.53) |
| 5-9 | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | 1.01 | (0.95-1.07) | Glioma Malignant, NOS | 0.88 | (0.82-0.94) | Embryonal Tumors | 0.72 | (0.67-0.77) | Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumors | 0.31 | (0.27-0.34) |
| 10-14 | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | 0.86 | (0.81-0.92) | Glioma Malignant, NOS | 0.51 | (0.47-0.56) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 0.49 | (0.45-0.54) | Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumors | 0.47 | (0.43-0.51) |
| 15-19 | Tumors of the Pituitary | 1.66 | (1.58-1.73) | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | 0.60 | (0.55-0.65) | Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumors | 0.48 | (0.44-0.53) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 0.35 | (0.32-0.39) |
| 20-34 | Tumors of the Pituitary | 3.11 | (3.1-3.23) | Meningioma | 1.39 | (1.35-1.44) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 0.83 | (0.80-0.86) | Diffuse Astrocytoma | 0.49 | (0.47-0.52) |
| 35-44 | Meningioma | 4.82 | (4.72-4.91) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 4.36 | (4.27-4.45) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 1.81 | (1.75-1.87) | Glioblastoma | 1.21 | (1.16-1.25) |
| 45-54 | Meningioma | 9.02 | (8.89-9.14) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 4.64 | (4.55-4.73) | Glioblastoma | 3.54 | (3.47-3.62) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 2.85 | (2.78-2.92) |
| 55-64 | Meningioma | 14.77 | (14.59-14.95) | Glioblastoma | 8.08 | (7.95-8.21) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 5.37 | (5.27-5.48) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 4.01 | (3.92-4.1) |
| 65-74 | Meningioma | 25.96 | (25.66-26.27) | Glioblastoma | 13.05 | (12.84-13.27) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 7.30 | (7.14-7.46) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 4.55 | (4.43-4.68) |
| 75-84 | Meningioma | 38.70 | (38.22-39.18) | Glioblastoma | 15.24 | (14.94-15.54) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 7.32 | (7.11-7.53) | Neoplasm Unspecified | 4.58 | (4.42-4.75) |
| 85+ | Meningioma | 51.31 | (50.47-52.16) | Neoplasm Unspecified | 10.91 | (10.53-11.31) | Glioblastoma | 9.12 | (8.77-9.48) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 4.69 | (4.44-4.95) |
| OVERALL | Meningioma | 7.86 | (7.81-7.90) | Tumors of the Pituitary | 3.49 | (3.46-3.52) | Glioblastoma | 3.20 | (3.17-3.22) | Nerve Sheath Tumors | 1.76 | (1.74-1.78) |
aExcludes tumors in the histologic grouping Neoplasm, unspecified (ICD-0-3 Codes 8000-8005, 8010 and 8021).
bRates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US. standard population.
Abbreviations: CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program; CI, confidence interval; NOS, not otherwise specified.