The researchers examined the Central Brain Tumor Registry in the United States, which has the largest aggregation of population-based data on primary nervous system tumors in the country. Here are five things to know based on the report:
1. There were 7,148 newly-diagnosed spinal meningiomas in the United States from 2004 to 2010.
2. The overall age-adjusted incidence was 0.33 per 100,000 population.
3. The increase in incidence overtime was non-significant at 0.8 percent.
4. The patients most likely to have spinal meningioma were 75 years to 84 years old, and females had a much higher incidence than males.
5. Asian Pacific Islanders and Caucasians had the highest incidence of spinal meningioma. Compared with Caucasians, the African American and Aemrican Indian/Alaskan Native had a significantly lower incidence; non-hispanics had a lower incidence than Hispanics.
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