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

Table 28.

One-, Two-, Five- and Ten-Year Relative Survival Ratesa,b for Selected Non-Malignant Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors by NCI Age Groups, SEER 18 Registries, 2004-2013c

Age Group (years) 1-Year 2-Year 5-Year
Histology N d % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Unique astrocytoma variants Childrene (0-14) 119 97.4 (91.9-99.2) 97.4 (91.9-99.2) 97.4 (91.9-99.2)
AYAf (15-39) 85 96.3 (88.8-98.8) 96.3 (88.8-98.8) 93.3 (84.0-97.3)
Adults (40+) -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ependymal tumors Childrene (0-14) 64 100.0 ** 100.0 ** 95.0 (80.6-98.8)
AYAf (15-39) 435 99.6 (97.7-99.9) 99.1 (97.0-99.7) 98.3 (95.3-99.4)
Adults (40+) 837 96.9 (95.2-98.1) 96.7 (94.6-98.0) 96.7 (94.6-98.0)
Choroid plexus tumors Childrene (0-14) 146 98.8 (93.9-99.8) 98.0 (93.0-99.4) 94.8 (88.3-97.8)
AYAf (15-39) 118 98.3 (92.7-99.6) 98.3 (92.7-99.6) 97.2 (90.6-99.2)
Adults (40+) 125 83.6 (75.2-89.3) 81.8 (72.8-88.0) 75.0 (63.6-83.3)
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors Childrene (0-14) 579 98.9 (97.6-99.5) 98.5 (97.0-99.3) 97.0 (94.8-98.3)
AYAf (15-39) 858 98.5 (97.3-99.1) 98.0 (96.6-98.8) 95.3 (93.2-96.8)
Adults (40+) 472 92.9 (89.9-95.1) 90.9 (87.3-93.5) 85.7 (80.7-89.4)
Nerve sheath tumors Childrene (0-14) 403 100.0 ** 100.0 ** 99.7 (95.2-100)
AYAf (15-39) 2,417 99.6 (99.2-99.8) 99.3 (98.7-99.6) 98.9 (98.0-99.3)
Adults (40+) 12,639 99.4 (99.1-99.6) 99.3 (98.9-99.6) 99.3 (98.9-99.6)
Meningioma Childrene (0-14) 135 97.6 (92.6-99.2) 96.6 (91.1-98.8) 96.6 (91.1-98.8)
AYAf (15-39) 4,322 98.7 (98.3-99.0) 98.1 (97.6-98.5) 96.5 (95.7-97.2)
Adults (40+) 61,501 91.8 (91.5-92.0) 89.7 (89.4-90.1) 85.7 (85.2-86.1)
Mesenchymal tumors Childrene (0-14) 127 99.3 (91.0-100.0) 98.1 (91.0-99.6) 95.8 (85.0-98.9)
AYAf (15-39) 135 97.7 (92.6-99.3) 97.7 (92.6-99.3) 95.0 (86.5-98.2)
Adults (40+) 330 95.8 (92.3-97.7) 94.8 (90.6-97.2) 89.6 (83.0-93.8)
Other neoplasms related to the meninges Childrene (0-14) -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AYAf (15-39) 488 97.3 (95.2-98.4) 96.9 (94.7-98.2) 95.8 (93.1-97.4)
Adults (40+) 992 94.0 (92.1-95.5) 93.0 (90.8-94.8) 89.4 (86.0-91.9)
Germ cell tumors, cysts and heterotopias Childrene (0-14) 76 93.0 (83.6-97.1) 93.0 (83.6-97.1) 93.0 (83.6-97.1)
AYAf (15-39) 77 98.6 (89.4-99.8) 95.2 (85.2-98.5) 95.2 (85.2-98.5)
Adults (40+) 72 92.5 (81.8-97.0) 92.5 (81.8-97.0) 92.5 (81.8-97.0)
Tumors of the pituitary Childrene (0-14) 360 99.7 (97.7-100) 99.4 (97.3-99.9) 98.3 (95.1-99.4)
AYAf (15-39) 9,331 99.5 (99.4-99.7) 99.4 (99.2-99.6) 99.1 (98.7-99.3)
Adults (40+) 21,141 97.1 (96.8-97.4) 96.4 (96.0-96.8) 95.1 (94.5-95.7)
Craniopharyngioma Childrene (0-14) 385 97.2 (94.9-98.5) 96.3 (93.7-97.9) 92.7 (88.9-95.3)
AYAf (15-39) 367 95.1 (92.1-96.9) 93.1 (89.7-95.4) 88.1 (83.4-91.5)
Adults (40+) 813 88.3 (85.7-90.5) 84.7 (81.6-87.3) 77.7 (73.6-81.3)
Hemangioma Childrene (0-14) 144 99.3 (94.0-99.9) 99.3 (94.0-99.9) 99.3 (94.0-99.9)
AYAf (15-39) 649 99.8 (98.3-100.0) 99.5 (98.0-99.9) 99.2 (97.2-99.8)
Adults (40+) 1,462 94.9 (93.4-96.1) 93.5 (91.7-95.0) 91.5 (88.7-93.7)
TOTAL: All Non-Malignant Brain and Other Nervous System Tumors g Children d (0-14) 2,826 98.3 (97.7-98.7) 97.8 (97.2-98.3) 96.4 (95.4-97.1)
AYA e (15-39) 20,053 99.0 (98.9-99.2) 98.6 (98.4-98.8) 97.7 (97.4-98.0)
Adults (40+) 103,164 93.1 (93.0-93.3) 91.6 (91.4-91.8) 88.8 (88.4-89.1)

**Confidence interval could not be calculated.

aThe cohort analysis of survival rates was utilized for calculating the survival estimates presented in this table. Long-term cohort-based survival estimates reflect the survival experience of individuals diagnosed over the time period, and they may not necessarily reflect the long-term survival outlook of newly diagnosed cases.

bRates are an estimate of the percentage of patients alive at one, two, five, and ten year, respectively. Rates were not presented for categories with 50 or less cases and were suppressed for rates where less than 16 cases were surviving within a category.

cEstimated by CBTRUS using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Incidence - SEER 18 Regs Research Data + Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, Nov 2015 Sub (2000-2013) <Katrina/Rita Population Adjustment> - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2014 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Surveillance Systems Branch, released April 2016, based on the November 2015 submission.

dTotal number of case that occurred within the SEER registries between 2000 and 2013.

eChildren as defined by the National Cancer Institute, see: http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/snapshots/pediatric.

fAdolescents and Young Adults (AYA), as defined by the National Cancer Institute, see: http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/snapshots/adolescent-young-adult.

gIncludes histologies not listed in this table.

Abbreviation: SEER, Survival, Epidemiology and End Results; CI, confidence interval; NOS, not otherwise specified.