Beningn neoplasm: Meninges, unspecified
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_NOS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D329 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D329 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 122 | 94 | 28 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 60.6 | 60.32 | 61.51 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 22.13 | 19.15 | 32.14 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 12.3 | 11.7 | 14.29 |