8,300 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate) ... see also overview of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
approx 1 in 32,771 or 0.00% or 8,300 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "8,300 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
8,299 per year, 691 per month, 159 per week, 22 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "8,300 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Soft Tissue Sarcoma:
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Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.
Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.
Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
The term 'prevalence' of Soft Tissue Sarcoma usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Soft Tissue Sarcoma at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Soft Tissue Sarcoma refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Soft Tissue Sarcoma diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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