A retrospective analysis of meningioma in Central Texas. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2016 Jun;6(2):87-93
Date
02/07/2016Pubmed ID
26851351Pubmed Central ID
PMC7320443DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2016.01.001Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84959548773 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
Documented meningioma cases in Central Texas (USA) from 1976 to 2013 were studied utilizing the Scott & White Brain Tumor Registry. All the cases examined were histologically diagnosed as meningiomas. Of the 372 cases, most were benign tumors (p<0.05). A majority of the patients were females (p<0.05). Elderly individuals (>45years of age) superseded the younger patients in meningioma incidence (p<0.05). Previous data regarding meningioma epidemiology in Texas showed a higher incidence in black patients when compared to white patients. By contrast, this study's findings of Central Texas meningioma demographics show increased incidence of meningiomas in white patients (p<0.05). This interesting find in meningioma prevalence warrants further investigation with a larger sample size, in order to establish validity and further parse out possible causes of meningioma development among white individuals.
Author List
Fonkem E, Dandashi JA, Stroberg E, Garrett D Jr, Harris FS, El Nihum IM, Cooper J, Dayawansa S, Huang JHAuthor
Ekokobe Fonkem DO Chair, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms
Meningioma
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Texas
Young Adult
