Frequency of central nervous system tumors in delta region, Egypt.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2011 Apr-Jun 54(2): 299-306
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-141983
ABSTRACT
Introduction and Aim of Work Central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent a major public health problem, and their epidemiological data in Egypt have been rather incomplete except for some regional reports. There are no available frequency-based data on CNS tumors in our locality. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of CNS tumors in east delta region, Egypt. Materials and Methods:
The data were collected during the 8-year period from January 1999 to December 2007 from Pathology Department, Mansoura University, and other referred pathology labs. Examination of HandE stained sections from retrieved paraffin blocks were done in all cases for histopathologic categorization of C.N.S. tumors. Immunohistochemical studies were applied to confirm final histopathologic diagnosis in problematic cases.Results:
Intracranial tumors represented 86.7% of cases in comparison to only 13.3% for spinal tumors. Gliomas were the CNS tumors of the highest frequency (35.2%), followed by meningioma (25.6%), pituitary adenoma (11.6%) and nerve sheath tumors (6.6%). 10.25% of tumors were of children <15 years.Conclusion:
This study provides the largest series of the relative frequency of CNS tumors in Delta region in Egypt till now and may help to give insight into the epidemiology of CNS tumors in our locality.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Tumeurs de l'hypophyse
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Tumeurs du rachis
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Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus
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Tumeurs du cerveau
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Sujet âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Immunohistochimie
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Enfant
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Limites du sujet:
Aged80
Pays comme sujet:
Afrique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Année:
2011
Type:
Article
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