Epidemiology of brainstem high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents in the United States, 2000-2017

202054 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Nirav Patil · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Michael E. Kelly · Northeast Ohio Medical University

D.N. Yeboa · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Robin Buerki · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Gino Cioffi · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Sweta Balaji · Gates (United States)

Quinn T. Ostrom

Abstract

We report the most comprehensive incidence and survival data on these lethal brainstem HGGs. Incidence and survival among patients with brainstem HGGs differed significantly by race, ethnicity, age-groups, and grade.

Topics & Keywords

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Brain Metastases and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neuro-Oncology

Volume 23, Issue 6, pp. 990-998

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa295

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