Demographic study of brain tumour in a neurosurgical department in Terengganu, Malaysia

Abdul Karim Othman; Nujaimin Udin; Mas Shazanieza Shab; Nurul Ashikin Hamzah; Intan Suhana Munira Mat Azmi; Nyi Nyi Naing

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Demographic study of brain tumour in a neurosurgical department in Terengganu, Malaysia

Author: Abdul Karim Othman ¹ ; Nujaimin Udin ² ; Mas Shazanieza Shab ³ ; Nurul Ashikin Hamzah ³ ; Intan Suhana Munira Mat Azmi ¹ ; Nyi Nyi Naing ¹
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1. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu (UniSZA), Malays
2. Neurosurgery Department, HospitalSultanah Nurzahirah, Terengganu, Ministry of Health MalaysiaNeurosurgery Department, HospitalSultanah Nurzahirah, Terengganu, Ministry of Health Malaysia
3. Neurosurgery Department, HospitalSultanah Nurzahirah, Terengganu, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: brain tumour; types; incidence
From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(6):705-709
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: patients, families as well as the surrounding communities,especially the healthcare services. It can be classified intoeither a benign slow growing tumour (non-cancerous) andmalignant tumour (cancerous). The purpose of this studywas to determine the incidence and pattern of brain tumouradmitted to the Neurosurgery Department in HospitalSultanah Nurzahirah (HSNZ), Terengganu, Malaysia.Methods: This is a retrospective study of incidence andpattern of BT admitted to the Neurosurgery Department inHSNZ. Data was collected from the yearly census of BTregistered from 2013 to 2018.Results: A total number of 386 new cases of primary BT wereregistered. The number of cases of BT was found to belowest among children (0 to 10 years old) with only 4.4% butat peak among elderly aged between 51 to 60 years old(26.2%). As for gender, males constituted about 44.5%(n=172) whereas females accounted for 55.5% (n= 214) of thecases. In total, meningioma was found to have the highestincidence (27.2%) followed by metastases brain tumour(18.1%) and glioma (17.4%). Conclusions: This study has shown that the incidence of BTwas led by meningioma which had a high prevalence amongthe elderly population, followed by metastasis BT andgliomas.