Profile of Patients with Intracranial Tumors Undergoing Surgical Resection at a Neuro-oncology Referral Hospital
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- 27 March 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery
- Vol. 37 (01), 19-26
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1639588
Abstract
Objectives To analyze the epidemiological aspects of primary and metastatic tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) among patients operated on by a single surgeon dedicated to neuro-oncology at Hospital Regional do Oeste, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina, Brazil), between 2013 and 2016. Methods Cross-sectional, retrospective, and observational analysis of 347 patients undergoing surgery due to intracranial tumors. The patients' data were obtained from the hospital registry, medical records, and pathology reports. Results Primary CNS tumors comprised 72.1% of the sample. There was a predominance of females (52.7%), and the mean age was 49.3 years, with a peak of incidence between the ages of 25 and 64 years. Gliomas were the most common primary brain tumors (23.7%), followed by meningiomas (17.0%). Lung cancer (15.3%), breast cancer (4.9%), and melanoma (3.5%) were, in descending order, the most frequent primary sites of metastases, which were recorded in 97 cases (27.9%). Conclusion The lack of standardization in the process of notification of tumor diseases imposes challenges in the establishment of estimates close to the real ones, preventing improvement of public health care policies to protect patients with neuro-oncological conditions. Based on the current model, regionalization of the data seems to be the best option in the management of this subgroup of patients. Objetivos Analisar aspectos epidemiológicos dos tumores cerebrais primários e metastáticos entre os pacientes operados por um único cirurgião dedicado à neuro-oncologia no Hospital Regional do Oeste, em Chapecó, SC, Brasil, durante os anos de 2013 a 2016. Métodos Estudo transversal, retrospectivo, do tipo observacional, com análise de 347 casos de neoplasias intracranianas de acordo com os dados obtidos no setor de registro hospitalar, nos prontuários da instituição e registros anatomopatológicos dos pacientes tratados cirurgicamente. Resultados Tumores cerebrais primários corresponderam a 72.1% da amostra. Houve predomínio do sexo feminino (52,7%) e a média de idade foi de 49,3 anos, com pico de incidência na faixa etária de 25 a 64 anos. Gliomas foram os tumores cerebrais primários mais encontrados (23.7%), seguidos por meningiomas (17,0%). Cânceres de pulmão (15,3%), mama (4,9%) e melanoma (3,5%) foram, em ordem decrescente, as localizações primárias mais frequentes das metástases registradas em 97 casos (27.9%). Conclusão A dificuldade em se estabelecer uma estimativa mais próxima da realidade devido à falta de padronização na notificação de agravos tumorais impede uma melhor condução de políticas públicas de amparo ao paciente neuro-oncológico. Assim, nos moldes atuais, a regionalização dos dados parece a melhor opção na administração desse subgrupo de pacientes.Keywords
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