Sang Uk Kim, Stephen Ahn, Jung Eun Lee, Kyung Do Han, Sang Hyun Park, Seung Ho Yang
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to investigate the incidence, prevalence, and survival of malignant gliomas (MGs) using population-based Korean National Health Insurance Database (NHID) data. METHODS: Using the Korean NHID, we identified patients with MG as C71 codes in KCD 5-7 according to ICD-10 from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2017. Epidemiological characteristics of MG, including annual incidence, prevalence, mortality rates, and survival rates, were collected and analyzed according to socioeconomic state (SES) and treatments received...
March 8, 2021: Journal of Korean Medical Science