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. 2016 Oct 15;18(Suppl 5):v1–v75. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/now207

Table 15.

Five-Year Total, Annual Average Totala. and Average Annual Age-Adjusted Incidence Ratesb for Children and Adolescents (Age 0-19 Years), Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors by Major Histology Groupings and Racec, CBTRUS Statistical Report: NPCR and SEER, 2009-2013

White
(Age 0-19 Years)
Black
(Age 0-19 Years)
American Indian/Alaska Native
(Age 0-19 Years)
Asian/Pacific Islander
(Age 0-19 Years)
5-year total Annual average Rate 95% CI 5-year total Annual average Rate 95% CI 5-year total Annual average Rate 95% CI 5-year total Annual average Rate 95% CI
Tumors of Neuroepithelial Tissue 12,258 2,452 3.93 (3.86-4.00) 1,982 396 2.90 (2.77-3.03) 143 29 1.89 (1.59-2.22) 829 166 3.52 (3.29-3.77)
Pilocytic astrocytoma 2,944 589 0.95 (0.91-0.98) 456 91 0.67 (0.61-0.73) 27 5 0.35 (0.23-0.51) 183 37 0.77 (0.67-0.90)
Diffuse astrocytoma 858 172 0.27 (0.26-0.29) 146 29 0.21 (0.18-0.25) -- -- -- -- 59 12 0.25 (0.19-0.33)
Anaplastic astrocytoma 303 61 0.10 (0.09-0.11) 46 9 0.07 (0.05-0.09) -- -- -- -- 22 4 0.10 (0.06-0.14)
Unique astrocytoma variants 337 67 0.11 (0.10-0.12) 84 17 0.12 (0.10-0.15) -- -- -- -- 27 5 0.12 (0.08-0.17)
Glioblastoma 532 106 0.17 (0.16-0.18) 92 18 0.13 (0.11-0.16) -- -- -- -- 48 10 0.21 (0.15-0.27)
Oligodendroglioma 166 33 0.05 (0.04-0.06) 21 4 0.03 (0.02-0.05) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma 20 4 0.01 (0.00-0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oligoastrocytic tumors 99 20 0.03 (0.03-0.04) 20 4 0.03 (0.02-0.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ependymal tumors 1,011 202 0.32 (0.30-0.34) 134 27 0.19 (0.16-0.23) 17 3 0.22 (0.13-0.36) 59 12 0.25 (0.19-0.32)
Glioma malignant, NOS 2,184 437 0.70 (0.67-0.73) 374 75 0.55 (0.50-0.61) 24 5 0.32 (0.20-0.47) 133 27 0.56 (0.47-0.67)
Choroid plexus tumors 317 63 0.10 (0.09-0.11) 40 8 0.06 (0.04-0.08) -- -- -- -- 23 5 0.09 (0.06-0.14)
Other neuroepithelial tumors 25 5 0.01 (0.01-0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors 1,330 266 0.42 (0.40-0.45) 194 39 0.28 (0.24-0.32) -- -- -- -- 86 17 0.37 (0.30-0.46)
Tumors of the pineal region 118 24 0.04 (0.03-0.05) 52 10 0.08 (0.06-0.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Embryonal tumors 2,014 403 0.65 (0.62-0.68) 313 63 0.46 (0.41-0.51) 26 5 0.34 (0.22-0.50) 159 32 0.67 (0.57-0.78)
Medulloblastoma e 1,313 263 0.42 (0.40-0.45) 190 38 0.28 (0.24-0.32) 18 4 0.24 (0.14-0.38) 100 20 0.42 (0.34-0.51)
 PNETe 258 52 0.08 (0.07-0.09) 52 10 0.07 (0.06-0.10) -- -- -- -- 16 3 0.07 (0.04-0.11)
 ATRTf 280 56 0.09 (0.08-0.10) 44 9 0.06 (0.05-0.08) -- -- -- -- 28 6 0.12 (0.08-0.17)
Other embryonal  histologies g 163 33 0.05 (0.04-0.06) 27 5 0.04 (0.03-0.06) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tumors of Cranial and Spinal Nerves 929 186 0.30 (0.28-0.32) 162 32 0.24 (0.20-0.27) -- -- -- -- 98 20 0.42 (0.34-0.51)
Nerve sheath tumors 927 185 0.30 (0.28-0.32) 162 32 0.24 (0.20-0.27) -- -- -- -- 98 20 0.42 (0.34-0.51)
Other tumors of cranial and spinal nerves -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tumors of Meninges 791 158 0.25 (0.23-0.27) 144 29 0.21 (0.17-0.24) -- -- -- -- 64 13 0.27 (0.21-0.35)
Meningioma 470 94 0.15 (0.13-0.16) 98 20 0.14 (0.11-0.17) -- -- -- -- 38 8 0.16 (0.12-0.22)
Mesenchymal tumors 173 35 0.06 (0.05-0.06) 18 4 0.03 (0.02-0.04) -- -- -- -- 17 3 0.07 (0.04-0.12)
Primary melanocytic lesions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other neoplasms related to the meninges 139 28 0.04 (0.04-0.05) 27 5 0.04 (0.02-0.06) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lymphomas and Hematopoietic Neoplasms 99 20 0.03 (0.03-0.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lymphoma 45 9 0.01 (0.01-0.02) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other hematopoietic neoplasms 54 11 0.02 (0.01-0.02) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Germ Cell Tumors and Cysts 717 143 0.23 (0.21-0.25) 95 19 0.14 (0.11-0.17) -- -- -- -- 96 19 0.42 (0.34-0.51)
Germ cell tumors, cysts and heterotopias 717 143 0.23 (0.21-0.25) 95 19 0.14 (0.11-0.17) -- -- -- -- 96 19 0.42 (0.34-0.51)
Tumors of Sellar Region 2,602 520 0.82 (0.79-0.85) 537 107 0.77 (0.70-0.83) 46 9 0.61 (0.45-0.82) 253 51 1.10 (0.97-1.24)
Tumors of the pituitary 1,991 398 0.62 (0.59-0.65) 398 80 0.56 (0.51-0.62) 38 8 0.50 (0.36-0.69) 202 40 0.88 (0.76-1.01)
Craniopharyngioma 611 122 0.20 (0.18-0.21) 139 28 0.21 (0.17-0.24) -- -- -- -- 51 10 0.22 (0.16-0.29)
Unclassified Tumors 1,126 225 0.36 (0.34-0.38) 159 32 0.23 (0.20-0.27) 21 4 0.28 (0.17-0.43) 104 21 0.45 (0.36-0.54)
Hemangioma 436 87 0.14 (0.13-0.15) 47 9 0.07 (0.05-0.09) -- -- -- -- 41 8 0.18 (0.13-0.24)
Neoplasm, unspecified 669 134 0.21 (0.20-0.23) 111 22 0.16 (0.13-0.20) -- -- -- -- 62 12 0.27 (0.20-0.34)
All other 21 4 0.01 (0.00-0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOTAL h 18,522 3,704 5.92 (5.83-6.00) 3,088 618 4.48 (4.33-4.65) 239 48 3.16 (2.77-3.59) 1,453 291 6.21 (5.90-6.54)

aAnnual average cases are calculated by dividing the five-year total by five.

bRates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population.

cIndividuals with unknown race were excluded (N = 188).

dICD-O-3 histology codes: 9470/3, 9471/3, 9472/3, 9474/3.

eICD-O-3 histology code: 9473/3.

fICD-O-3 histology code: 9508/3.

gICD-O-3 histology codes: 8963/3, 9364/3, 9480/3, 9490/0, 9490/3, 9500/3, 9501/3, 9502/3.

hRefers to all brain and other CNS tumors including histologies not presented in this table.

- Counts and rates are not presented when fewer than 16 cases were reported in the five year period for the specific histology category. Suppressed cases are included in the total counts and rates.

Abbreviations: ATRT, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid tumor; CBTRUS, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries; PNET, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program; CI, confidence interval; NOS, not otherwise specified.