Background Primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group of
neoplasms, including benign and malignant tumors. Since there are many heterogeneities …

Metastatic tumors are the most frequent type of brain tumor in adults. The reported incidence
of metastatic brain tumors is increasing but the exact incidence is unknown. 1 This increase …

Although they represent about a third of all the tumors of the central nervous system,
knowledge concerning meningioma epidemiology (including incidence data and exploration …

BACKGROUND: Primary tumors of the spinal cord, spinal meninges, and cauda equina are
relatively rare, and a paucity of population‐based data exist on tumors in these sites. This …

A substantial, but uncertain, number of patients with cancer develop brain metastases. Risk
of brain metastasis is recognized to vary with type of primary cancer. Within specific types of …

Object There is little population-based data available on primary spinal cord tumors. Many of
the existing statistics are not current or were obtained from surgical series. Historically …

Brain metastases are associated with poor prognosis irrespective of the primary tumor they
originate from. Current treatments for brain metastases are palliative, and patients with …

Materials and Methods: The data were collected during the 8-year period from January 1999
to December 2007 from Pathology Department, Mansoura University, and other referred …

Aim: The aim of this study is to establish a hospital-based regional epidemiology of spinal
tumors in the Valley since the data are derived from a single institution. Materials and …

Background: Cancers of the central nervous system (CNS) are considered to be among the
most notorious of all cancers. The brain and spinal cord are complex & delicate organs that …