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Intracranial ependymoma

Age and sex distribution

Author (series)

Sex

Age

McGuire et al., 2009 (SEER) (55 spinal tumours included / 8.7%)

Male : 370 (58.3%) Female : 265 (41.7%)

0-4 years : 329 (51.8%) 4-18 years : 306 (48.2%) < 3 years : 78 (51%) >/= 3 years : 75 (49.0%)

Merchant et al., 2009 (St. Jude)

Male : 95 (62.1%) Female 58 (37.9%)