Table 19.
Estimated Number of Casesa,b of Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Overall and by Behavior by Major Histology Groupings and Histology, 2016, 2017
| 2016 Estimated New Cases | 2017 Estimated New Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histology | All | Malignant | Non- Malignant | All | Malignant | Non- Malignant |
| Tumors of Neuroepithelial Tissue | 22,650 | 21,020 | 1,630 | 22,900 | 21,250 | 1,650 |
| Pilocytic astrocytoma | 1,100 | 1,100 | -- | 1,120 | 1,120 | -- |
| Diffuse astrocytoma | 1,180 | 1,180 | -- | 1,110 | 1,110 | -- |
| Anaplastic astrocytoma | 1,330 | 1,330 | -- | 1,340 | 1,340 | -- |
| Unique astrocytoma variants | 240 | 180 | 70 | 250 | 180 | 70 |
| Glioblastoma | 12,150 | 12,150 | -- | 12,390 | 12,390 | -- |
| Oligodendroglioma | 690 | 690 | -- | 680 | 680 | -- |
| Anaplastic oligodendroglioma | 390 | 390 | -- | 410 | 410 | -- |
| Oligoastrocytic tumors | 610 | 610 | -- | 610 | 600 | -- |
| Ependymal tumors | 1,410 | 820 | 590 | 1,420 | 820 | 600 |
| Glioma malignant, NOS | 1,650 | 1,650 | -- | 1,690 | 1,690 | -- |
| Choroid plexus tumors | 150 | -- | 130 | 150 | -- | 130 |
| Other neuroepithelial tumors | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors | 940 | 210 | 740 | 960 | 210 | 750 |
| Tumors of the pineal region | 170 | 100 | 70 | 180 | 100 | 80 |
| Embryonal tumors | 600 | 580 | -- | 580 | 560 | 20 |
| Tumors of Cranial and Spinal Nerves | 6,490 | -- | 6,450 | 6,580 | -- | 6,530 |
| Nerve sheath tumors | 6,480 | -- | 6,440 | 6,570 | -- | 6,530 |
| Other tumors of cranial and spinal nerves | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tumors of Meninges | 27,990 | 470 | 27,520 | 28,030 | 460 | 27,570 |
| Meningioma | 27,080 | 300 | 26,780 | 27,110 | 290 | 26,810 |
| Mesenchymal tumors | 280 | 90 | 190 | 280 | 90 | 190 |
| Primary melanocytic lesions | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other neoplasms related to the meninges | 600 | 50 | 550 | 600 | 50 | 550 |
| Lymphomas and Hematopoietic Neoplasms | 1,630 | 1,630 | -- | 1,660 | 1,650 | -- |
| Lymphoma | 1,560 | 1,560 | -- | 1,590 | 1,590 | -- |
| Other hematopoietic neoplasms | 70 | 60 | -- | 70 | 70 | -- |
| Germ Cell Tumors and Cysts | 290 | 210 | 80 | 290 | 210 | 80 |
| Germ cell tumors, cysts and heterotopias | 290 | 210 | 80 | 290 | 210 | 80 |
| Tumors of Sellar Region | 14,370 | -- | 14,330 | 14,850 | -- | 14,820 |
| Tumors of the pituitary | 13,760 | -- | 13,730 | 14,230 | -- | 14,200 |
| Craniopharyngioma | 610 | -- | 610 | 610 | -- | 610 |
| Unclassified Tumors | 5,330 | 2,660 | 2,660 | 5,260 | 2,630 | 2,630 |
| Hemangioma | 1,090 | -- | 1,080 | 1,050 | -- | 1,040 |
| Neoplasm, unspecified | 2,970 | 1,400 | 1,570 | 2,980 | 1,410 | 1,580 |
| All other | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TOTAL | 78,450 | 25,850 | 52,600 | 79,270 | 26,070 | 53,200 |
aSource: Estimation based on CBTRUS NPCR and SEER 2000-2012 data for malignant tumors, and NPCR and SEER 2006-2012 data for non-malignant tumors.
bRounded to the nearest 10. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
–Estimated number is less than 50 and may affect totals.
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.