Completeness of primary intracranial tumour recording in the Scottish Cancer Registry 2011–2012

Highlights • Overall primary intracranial tumour (ICT) case ascertainment in Scotland was 96.3%. • Outdated estimations of completeness of ascertainment of ICT should be revised with these more contemporary estimates. • Recording of benign pituitary tumours, predominantly microadenomas, is a weaknes...

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Published inPublic health (London) Vol. 140; pp. 278 - 281
Main Authors Morling, J.R, Grant, R, Brewster, D.H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2016
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Brain
Brain cancer
Cancer
Completeness
Diagnosis
Health services
Incidence
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Medical diagnosis
Neoplasms
Neuropathology
Oncology
Registration
Tumors
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Summary:Highlights • Overall primary intracranial tumour (ICT) case ascertainment in Scotland was 96.3%. • Outdated estimations of completeness of ascertainment of ICT should be revised with these more contemporary estimates. • Recording of benign pituitary tumours, predominantly microadenomas, is a weakness of the current cancer registration system.
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ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2016.05.024