Benign neoplasm of meninges
Description
obsolete_meningioma: ['A tumor of meningothelial cells that are manifested in the central nervous system and arise from the arachnoid "cap" cells of the arachnoid villi in the meninges.']
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | CD2_BENIGN_MENINGES |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D32 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D32 |
| Include | CD2_BENIGN_MENINGES_CEREBRAL, CD2_BENIGN_MENINGES_SPINAL, CD2_BENIGN_MENINGES_NOS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 739 | 564 | 175 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.56 | 0.75 | 0.3 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.64 | 59.86 | 58.91 |
| Median number of events / individual | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 57.24 | 57.27 | 57.14 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.82 | 4.79 | 9.14 |