Table 3 Proportions of top CNS tumor subtypes among children and teenagers in different regions
From: Central nervous system tumors: a single center pathology review of 34,140 cases over 60 years
| Â | Astrocytoma | Medulloblastoma | Craniopharyngioma | Germ cell tumors | Ependymal tumours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Author | Period | Age(yrs) | Â | ||||
China | Â | 1990-2009 | 0-19 | 29.2% | 13.1% | 12.3% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Taipei | Wong et al. [11] | 1975-2004 | 0-18 | 36.9% | 15.8% | 9.8 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
Japan | Makino et al. [12] | 1989-2008 | 0-15 | 38.6% | 13.1% | 13.7 | 14.4% | 5.2% |
India | Asirvatham et al. [8] | 1990-2004 | 0-18 | 49.7% | 12.0% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
France | Bauchet et al. [9] | 2004-2006 | 0-19 | 32.9% | 13.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 8.6% |
Brazil | Pinho et al. [10] | 1989-2009 | 0-21 | 37.7% | 16.3% | 12.5% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
US | CBTRUS [6] | 2004-2007 | 0-19 | 33.1% | 12.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 6.7% |