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Central nervous system tumours account for some 10% of all tumours in man. The incidence is higher among the white races than among Negroes. The sex ratio is about 1: 1 for most histological types. CNS tumours occur at all ages. There is a peak incidence of glial tumours in childhood; they rank first among solid tumours before puberty. Certain mesenchymal tumours have a familial tendency. Hæmangioblastoma is sometimes associated with other organ lesions (retina, viscera). The role of trauma is debatable.
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Committee on Professional Education of UICC., International Union Against Cancer. (1973). Central Nervous System. In: Clinical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96102-1_17
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