Incidence of Meningiomas (primary extra-axial tumors of the central nervous system (CNS))

Range ~2 in 10,000 humans
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Polyzoidis S, Koletsa T, Panagiotidou S, Ashkan K, Theoharides TC. Mast cells in meningiomas and brain inflammation. J Neuroinflammation. 2015 Sep 17 12 :170. doi: 10.1186/s12974-015-0388-3 p.1 left column top paragraphPubMed ID26377554
Primary Source [1] Rogers L et al., Meningiomas: knowledge base, treatment outcomes, and uncertainties. A RANO review. J Neurosurg. 2015 Jan122(1):4-23. doi: 10.3171/2014.7.JNS131644PubMed ID25343186
Comments P.1 left column top paragraph: "Meningiomas are primary extra-axial tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) with an incidence of ~2 in 100,000 in adults [primary source]."
Entered by Uri M
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