Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients
<p dir="ltr"><b>Background</b></p><p dir="ltr">Brain tumors are associated with relatively high mortality and morbidity in comparison with their low incidence. Little is known about primary brain tumors in Lebanon, as well as in the Arab world. This...
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| author | Said El Hage (19569340) |
| author2 | Mohamad Kawtharani (19569343) Sanaa Nabha (18974032) Jad El Masri (19569346) Mohamad Saad (214545) |
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| author_facet | Said El Hage (19569340) Mohamad Kawtharani (19569343) Sanaa Nabha (18974032) Jad El Masri (19569346) Mohamad Saad (214545) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Said El Hage (19569340) Mohamad Kawtharani (19569343) Sanaa Nabha (18974032) Jad El Masri (19569346) Mohamad Saad (214545) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-13T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.7759/cureus.17918 |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Distribution_of_Primary_Brain_Tumor_Subtypes_in_Lebanon_A_Multicenter_Eleven-Year_Study_of_695_Patients/26975554 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Neurosciences Health sciences Epidemiology glioblastoma meningioma lebanon epidemiology brain neoplasms |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
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| description | <p dir="ltr"><b>Background</b></p><p dir="ltr">Brain tumors are associated with relatively high mortality and morbidity in comparison with their low incidence. Little is known about primary brain tumors in Lebanon, as well as in the Arab world. This study aims to analyze the epidemiology of brain tumors across the Lebanese population.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Methods</b></p><p dir="ltr">Data from pathology reports of patients diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant primary brain tumors were collected retrospectively in an eleven-year period (2007-2017) from four medical centers in Lebanon. A total of 695 primary brain tumor cases (61% malignant and 39% non-malignant) were retrieved from different regions across the country.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Results</b></p><p dir="ltr">Meningiomas were the most common histology in this sample (29.6%), followed by glioblastomas (25.5%) and oligodendrogliomas (5.9%). Pituitary tumors were only 3.5% of brain tumors. Besides, the most common anatomical locations in malignant and non-malignant tumors were cerebral meninges (29.6%), the "other brain" category (21.3%), and the frontal lobe (11.2%). In children and adolescents, embryonal tumors (21%) were the most common histologies, while glioblastomas and meningiomas accounted for 14.8% and 13.6%, respectively.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Conclusion</b></p><p dir="ltr">Lebanon presented a low rate of pituitary tumors and an unusually high percentage of malignant tumors, as well as pediatric glioblastomas and meningiomas. This should raise major concerns for policymakers to detect the possible underlying causes. </p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Cureus<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17918" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17918</a></p> |
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| spelling | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 PatientsSaid El Hage (19569340)Mohamad Kawtharani (19569343)Sanaa Nabha (18974032)Jad El Masri (19569346)Mohamad Saad (214545)Biomedical and clinical sciencesNeurosciencesHealth sciencesEpidemiologyglioblastomameningiomalebanonepidemiologybrain neoplasms<p dir="ltr"><b>Background</b></p><p dir="ltr">Brain tumors are associated with relatively high mortality and morbidity in comparison with their low incidence. Little is known about primary brain tumors in Lebanon, as well as in the Arab world. This study aims to analyze the epidemiology of brain tumors across the Lebanese population.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Methods</b></p><p dir="ltr">Data from pathology reports of patients diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant primary brain tumors were collected retrospectively in an eleven-year period (2007-2017) from four medical centers in Lebanon. A total of 695 primary brain tumor cases (61% malignant and 39% non-malignant) were retrieved from different regions across the country.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Results</b></p><p dir="ltr">Meningiomas were the most common histology in this sample (29.6%), followed by glioblastomas (25.5%) and oligodendrogliomas (5.9%). Pituitary tumors were only 3.5% of brain tumors. Besides, the most common anatomical locations in malignant and non-malignant tumors were cerebral meninges (29.6%), the "other brain" category (21.3%), and the frontal lobe (11.2%). In children and adolescents, embryonal tumors (21%) were the most common histologies, while glioblastomas and meningiomas accounted for 14.8% and 13.6%, respectively.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Conclusion</b></p><p dir="ltr">Lebanon presented a low rate of pituitary tumors and an unusually high percentage of malignant tumors, as well as pediatric glioblastomas and meningiomas. This should raise major concerns for policymakers to detect the possible underlying causes. </p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Cureus<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17918" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17918</a></p>2021-09-13T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.7759/cureus.17918https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Distribution_of_Primary_Brain_Tumor_Subtypes_in_Lebanon_A_Multicenter_Eleven-Year_Study_of_695_Patients/26975554CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/269755542021-09-13T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients Said El Hage (19569340) Biomedical and clinical sciences Neurosciences Health sciences Epidemiology glioblastoma meningioma lebanon epidemiology brain neoplasms |
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| title | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| title_full | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| title_fullStr | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| title_short | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| title_sort | Distribution of Primary Brain Tumor Subtypes in Lebanon: A Multicenter Eleven-Year Study of 695 Patients |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Neurosciences Health sciences Epidemiology glioblastoma meningioma lebanon epidemiology brain neoplasms |