Descriptive epidemiology of World Health Organization grades II and III intracranial meningiomas in the United States

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Authors

Varun R. Kshettry · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Quinn T. Ostrom · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Carol Kruchko · Case Western Reserve University

Ossama Al‐Mefty · Cleveland Clinic

Gene H. Barnett · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Abstract

This study presents the most comprehensive evaluation of the modern descriptive epidemiology of WHO II and III meningiomas. Temporal trends likely reflect the 2000 WHO histological criteria revisions.

Topics & Keywords

Meningioma and schwannoma management Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neuro-Oncology

Volume 17, Issue 8, pp. 1166-1173

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov069

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