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Vol. 6. Issue 1.
Pages 44-49 (January 1995)
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Vol. 6. Issue 1.
Pages 44-49 (January 1995)
Intracranial tumors in Canary Islands. An epidemiological survey (1976–1985)
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J.M. Granado Peña
Service of Neurosurgery. Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria. University of Las Palmas. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Canary Islands. Spain
M. Sosa Henríquez*
* Department of General Pathology. Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria. University of Las Palmas. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Canary Islands. Spain
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An epidemiological study on intracranial tumors was performed on a population of 741,599 residents in the province of Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), over a ten-year period between 1976–1985. During this period 441 new intracranial tumors were recorded. The calculated rate of incidence for all the type of tumors was 5.9 per 100,000 population/year (males: 6.4 and females 5.4), and 5.2 per 100,000 population/year for the primary ones. A significant correlation between geographic latitude and the incidence rates reported in the literature was found. This feature has not been reported previously.

Key words:
Brain tumors
Epidemiology
Canary Islands
Spain
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Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico descriptivo sobre tumores intracraneales en la provincia de Las Palmas (Islas Canarias, España). La encuesta comprendió a una población de 741.599 habitantes de derecho, abarcando un período de 10 años (1976–1985).

Durante este período se diagnosticaron un total de 441 nuevos tumores intracraneales en la provincia. La tasa de incidencia calculada para todos los tipos de tumor fue de 5,9/100.000 habitantes/año (varones: 6,4 y mujeres: 5,4). Para los tumores considerados primarios la incidencia fue de 5,2/100.000 habitantes/año. La frecuencia e incidencia para los diferentes tipos de tumor fue también calculada.

En la revisión de la literatura y comparación con la presente serie, se observó una correlación significativa entre la incidencia referida en las diferentes publicaciones y la latitud geográfica de los distintos países en que las encuestas epidemiológicas fueron realizadas. Este hallazgo no ha sido constatado previamente en la literatura.

Palabras clave:
Tumor cerebral
Epidemiología
Islas Canarias
España

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