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. 2008 Jul 8;99(1):182-4.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604438. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Is the incidence of meningiomas underestimated? A regional survey

S Larjavaara  1 , H Haapasalo, R Sankila, P Helén, A Auvinen
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Is the incidence of meningiomas underestimated? A regional survey

S Larjavaara et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

We assessed the undercount of meningiomas in a population-based cancer registry. A comprehensive material was formed by compiling hospital sources with the Finnish Cancer Registry database. The completeness of each source ranged 62-69%. The corrected age-standardised meningioma incidence was 2.9/100,000 for men and 13.0/100,000 for women, a third higher than the cancer registry figures.

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Figure 1
The numbers of meningioma cases from Pirkanmaa Hospital District in the Finnish Cancer Registry, Tampere University Hospital discharge registry and neurosurgical department patient list, November 2000 – June 2001. The area reflects the number of cases in each source and their overlap.
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