Skip to main content
. 2021 Dec 21;4(1):vdab183. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab183

Table 2.

Relative Contribution of Tumor Location per Time Period for Malignant Tumors, Pilocytic Astrocytomas, and Nonmalignant Tumors Specified by ICCC-3 Diagnostic Groups

(IIIa) Ependymomas and Choroid Plexus Tumor (IIIb) and (IIId) Astrocytomas and Other Gliomas (IIIc) Intracranial and Intraspinal Embryonal Tumors
Malignant Nonmalignant Malignant Pilocytic Astrocytomas Nonmalignant Malignant
1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2017 2000-2009 2010-2017 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010- 2017 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2017 2000-2009 2010-2017 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2017
(N = 102) (N = 104) (N = 66) (N = 35) (N = 33) (N = 268) (N = 296) (N = 275) (N = 244) (N = 361) (N = 280) (N = 16) (N = 15) (N = 190) (N = 235) (N = 191)
(C70.0) Cerebral meninges
(C70.1) Spinal meninges
(C70.9) Meninges, NOS
(C71.0) Cerebrum 5 (4.9%) 2 (1.9%) 31 (11.6%) 31 (10.5%) 29 (10.5%) 11 (4.5%) 16 (4.4%) 27 (9.6%) 2 (12.5%) 2 (13.3%) 1 (0.5%) 4 (1.7%) 4 (2.1%)
(C71.1) Frontal lobe 4 (3.9%) 10 (9.6%) 4 (6.1%) 27 (10.1%) 13 (4.4%) 24 (8.7%) 2 (0.8%) 6 (1.7%) 7 (2.5%) 3 (18.8%) 2 (13.3%) 2 (1.1%) 13 (5.5%) 3 (1.6%)
(C71.2) Temporal lobe 2 (2.0%) 2 (1.9%) 1 (1.5%) 32 (11.9%) 29 (9.8%) 20 (7.3%) 6 (2.5%) 12 (3.3%) 12 (4.3%) 1 (6.2%) 2 (13.3%) 9 (3.8%) 1 (0.5%)
(C71.3) Parietal lobe 4 (3.9%) 4 (3.8%) 1 (1.5%) 14 (5.2%) 13 (4.4%) 6 (2.2%) 2 (0.8%) 10 (2.8%) 4 (1.4%) 5 (2.6%) 4 (1.7%) 4 (2.1%)
(C71.4) Occipital lobe 2 (2.0%) 3 (2.9%) 1 (1.5%) 4 (1.5%) 7 (2.4%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.8%) 1 (0.3%) 2 (0.7%) 2 (1.1%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (1.0%)
(C71.5) Ventricle, NOS 31 (30.4%) 29 (27.9%) 22 (33.3%) 18 (51.4%) 18 (54.5%) 9 (3.4%) 9 (3.0%) 11 (4.0%) 17 (7.0%) 17 (4.7%) 15 (5.4%) 9 (56.2%) 5 (33.3%) 15 (7.9%) 3 (1.3%) 7 (3.7%)
(C71.6) Cerebellum, NOS 20 (19.6%) 7 (6.7%) 9 (13.6%) 25 (9.3%) 8 (2.7%) 10 (3.6%) 93 (38.1%) 117 (32.4%) 95 (33.9%) 142 (74.7%) 173 (73.6%) 150 (78.5%)
(C71.7) Brain stem 7 (6.9%) 16 (15.4%) 10 (15.2%) 1 (3.0%) 51 (19.0%) 130 (43.9%) 127 (46.2%) 23 (9.4%) 34 (9.4%) 33 (11.8%) 3 (1.6%) 8 (3.4%) 11 (5.8%)
(C71.8) Overlapping lesion of brain 10 (9.8%) 12 (11.5%) 9 (13.6%) 47 (17.5%) 25 (8.4%) 25 (9.1%) 15 (6.1%) 13 (3.6%) 12 (4.3%) 1 (6.2%) 1 (6.7%) 10 (5.3%) 13 (5.5%) 6 (3.1%)
(C71.9) Brain, NOS 6 (5.9%) 11 (10.6%) 2 (3.0%) 15 (5.6%) 13 (4.4%) 4 (1.5%) 31 (12.7%) 34 (9.4%) 14 (5.0%) 3 (20.0%) 6 (3.2%) 6 (2.6%) 2 (1.0%)
(C72.0) Spinal cord 11 (10.8%) 8 (7.7%) 6 (9.1%) 14 (40.0%) 13 (39.4%) 9 (3.4%) 15 (5.1%) 8 (2.9%) 2 (0.8%) 12 (3.3%) 13 (4.6%) 3 (1.6%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.5%)
(C72.1) Cauda equina 1 (1.5%) 3 (8.6%) 1 (3.0%) 1 (0.4%)
(C72.3) Optic nerve 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.0%) 9 (3.3%) 39 (16.0%) 88 (24.4%) 46 (16.4%)
(C72.5) Cranial nerve, NOS
(C72.9) Nervous system, NOS 3 (1.1%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.5%)
(C75.1) Pituitary gland
(C75.2) Craniopharyngeal duct
(C75.3) Pineal gland 1 (0.4%)
(IIIe) Other Specified Intracranial and Intraspinal Neoplasms (IIIf) Unspecified Intracranial and Intraspinal Neoplasms (Xa) Intracranial and Intraspinal Germ Cell Tumors
Malignant Nonmalignant Malignant Nonmalignant Malignant
1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2017 2000-2009 2010-2017 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010- 2017 2000-2009 2010-2017 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2017
(N = 9) (N = 16) (N = 18) (N = 275) (N = 269) (N = 68) (N = 29) (N = 64) (N = 27) (N = 25) (N = 51) (N = 41) (N = 34)
(C70.0) Cerebral meninges 3 (33.3%) 3 (18.8%) 2 (11.1%) 24 (8.7%) 10 (3.7%)
(C70.1) Spinal meninges 3 (1.1%) 4 (1.5%)
(C70.9) Meninges, NOS 1 (0.4%)
(C71.0) Cerebrum 2 (12.5%) 3 (1.1%) 3 (1.1%) 6 (8.8%) 2 (6.9%) 8 (12.5%) 4 (14.8%) 3 (12.0%) 1 (2.0%) 3 (7.3%) 2 (5.9%)
(C71.1) Frontal lobe 1 (6.2%) 1 (5.6%) 20 (7.3%) 16 (5.9%) 4 (13.8%) 2 (3.1%) 4 (14.8%) 1 (2.0%) 1 (2.4%)
(C71.2) Temporal lobe 1 (6.2%) 2 (11.1%) 45 (16.4%) 49 (18.2%) 1 (3.4%) 6 (9.4%) 1 (3.7%) 6 (24.0%)
(C71.3) Parietal lobe 2 (11.1%) 7 (2.5%) 11 (4.1%) 1 (1.6%) 1 (3.7%) 1 (4.0%)
(C71.4) Occipital lobe 1 (11.1%) 4 (1.5%) 5 (1.9%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (3.4%)
(C71.5) Ventricle, NOS 5 (1.8%) 4 (1.5%) 1 (3.4%) 3 (4.7%) 1 (3.7%) 3 (12.0%) 12 (23.5%) 8 (19.5%) 7 (20.6%)
(C71.6) Cerebellum, NOS 3 (1.1%) 3 (1.1%) 3 (4.4%) 2 (6.9%) 3 (4.7%) 1 (3.7%) 2 (8.0%) 1 (2.0%)
(C71.7) Brain stem 2 (0.7%) 3 (1.1%) 40 (58.8%) 8 (27.6%) 3 (4.7%) 2 (7.4%) 2 (8.0%) 1 (2.0%) 2 (5.9%)
(C71.8) Overlapping lesion of brain 1 (6.2%) 1 (5.6%) 9 (3.3%) 13 (4.8%) 5 (7.4%) 1 (1.6%) 2 (7.4%) 1 (4.0%) 2 (3.9%) 2 (4.9%) 2 (5.9%)
(C71.9) Brain, NOS 2 (0.7%) 3 (1.1%) 4 (5.9%) 5 (17.2%) 7 (10.9%) 1 (3.7%) 2 (8.0%) 9 (17.6%) 6 (14.6%) 1 (2.9%)
(C72.0) Spinal cord 3 (1.1%) 5 (1.9%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (1.6%)
(C72.1) Cauda equina
(C72.3) Optic nerve 2 (0.7%) 3 (4.4%) 2 (6.9%) 27 (42.2%) 3 (11.1%) 3 (12.0%)
(C72.5) Cranial nerve, NOS 1 (1.5%) 1 (3.7%)
(C72.9) Nervous system, NOS 1 (3.4%) 2 (7.4%) 1 (4.0%) 1 (2.4%)
(C75.1) Pituitary gland 73 (26.5%) 75 (27.9%) 1 (3.4%) 2 (7.4%) 3 (5.9%) 4 (9.8%) 3 (8.8%)
(C75.2) Craniopharyngeal duct 67 (24.4%) 64 (23.8%) 1 (4.0%)
(C75.3) Pineal gland 5 (55.6%) 8 (50.0%) 10 (55.6%) 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.4%) 4 (5.9%) 1 (3.4%) 2 (3.1%) 2 (7.4%) 21 (41.2%) 16 (39.0%) 17 (50.0%)

Nonmalignant tumors were registered since the year 2000.