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56. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie e. V. (DGNC)
3èmes journées françaises de Neurochirurgie (SFNC)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie e. V.
Société Française de Neurochirurgie

07. bis 11.05.2005, Strasbourg

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Epidemiology of adult brain tumors in Limousin: retrospective review 2000 - 2004

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  • A. Durand - Service de Neurochirurgie, Unité de Concertation Pluridisciplinaire, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges
  • corresponding author F. Caire - Service de Neurochirurgie, Unité de Concertation Pluridisciplinaire, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges
  • I. Pommepuy - Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges
  • D. Genet - Service d'Oncologie, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges
  • F. Labrousse - Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges
  • J. J. Moreau - Service de Neurochirurgie, Unité de Concertation Pluridisciplinaire, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. Société Française de Neurochirurgie. 56. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie e.V. (DGNC), 3èmes journées françaises de Neurochirurgie (SFNC). Strasbourg, 07.-11.05.2005. Düsseldorf, Köln: German Medical Science; 2005. DocP204

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Published: May 4, 2005

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Objective

The purpose of this study was to review cases of adult brain tumors treated in Limoges regional hospital during a five years period, between 2000 and 2004.

Methods

We collected data concerning primary and secondary tumors, mainly listed by our neuro-oncology committee: age, sex, pathological examination, and residence.

Results

We focused on descriptive epidemiology: incidence, prevalence, distribution depending on pathological subtypes and topographic localization.

Conclusions

Our results were compared to the data of the literature. However, few papers have discussed the epidemiology of brain tumors in adults. We faced difficulties for the interpretation of our results, mainly due to patients wo were not operated on or were treated in general hospitals. This work lead us to modify our pratctice in collecting data, by the constitution of a computerized register. Collaborative multidisciplinary work allows us future prospective study.