Brain glioblastoma
Description
brain glioblastoma: A WHO grade IV malignant astrocytic tumor that arises from the brain, usually the cerebral hemispheres. It is characterized by the presence of poorly differentiated astrocytes, cellular polymorphism, nuclear atypia, and increased mitotic activity. The prognosis is poor.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | C3_GBM |
| Cancer reg: TOPOGRAPHY codes | C71 |
| Cancer reg: MORPHOLOGY codes | 9440 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | C |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 48 | 20 | 28 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 65.82 | 67.83 | 64.38 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 87.5 | 90.0 | 85.71 |