Basic Summary for Benign Tumors

Main name of condition: Benign Tumors
Other names or spellings: Benign Cancer, Benign Neoplasm, Non-Malignant

What is Benign Tumors?
Brief description of Benign Tumors: A tumor or growth that remains localized; not always harmless.

How serious is Benign Tumors?
Deaths for Benign Tumors: 13,227 deaths reported in USA 1999 for benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms or those of uncertain behavior (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Benign Tumors?
Causes of Benign Tumors: see causes of Benign Tumors

Society issues for Benign Tumors
Hospitalization statistics for Benign Tumors: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Benign Tumors:

2.32% (296,229) of hospital episodes were for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultations for in situ and benign neoplasms required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital episodes for in situ and benign neoplasms were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital episodes for in situ and benign neoplasms were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital admissions for in situ and benign neoplasms required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospitalisations for in situ and benign neoplasms occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospitalisations for in situ and benign neoplasms occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospitalisations for in situ and benign neoplasms were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.86% (452,974) of hospital bed days were for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.018% (2,348) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
71% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (1,090) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.017% (2,154) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (5,062) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of major salivary glands in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.37% (46,755) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
64 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
81% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.076% (39,731) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.018% (2,229) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.005% (2,549) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.015% (1,965) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
65% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (3,406) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of bone and articular caritlage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.21% (26,856) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign lipomatous neoplasm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign lipomatous neoplasm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign lipomatous neoplasm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign lipomatous neoplasm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
77% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for benign lipomatous neoplasm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.015% (7,993) of hospital bed days were for benign lipomatous neoplasm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (31) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
71% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0004% (194) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of soft tissue of retroperitoneum and peritoneum in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.059% (7,563) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of breast in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of breast in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of breast in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of breast in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
71% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of breast were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (3,392) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of breast in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (869) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of uterus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of uterus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of uterus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of uterus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of uterus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (1,795) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of uterus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.034% (4,375) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of ovary in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of ovary in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of ovary in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of ovary in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of ovary were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.044% (23,277) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of ovary in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (456) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of male genital organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of male genital organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of male genital organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of male genital organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of male genital organs were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0008% (417) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of male genital organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.006% (707) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of urinary organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of urinary organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of urinary organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
65 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of urinary organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of urinary organs were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (2,027) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of urinary organs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (524) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0003% (172) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of eye and adnexa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.023% (2,895) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of meninges in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
81% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
35% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of meninges in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of meninges in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of meninges in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of meninges were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.07% (36,252) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of meninges in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.012% (1,525) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.027% (14,211) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (853) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
81% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.005% (2,725) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of thyroid gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 0.97% (38,561) of hospital episodes were for benign neoplasms in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 63% of hospitalisations for benign neoplasms were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 86% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for benign neoplasms were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 14% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for benign neoplasms were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations for benign neoplasms at public hospitals occurred in 19.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasms in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 4.6 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for benign neoplasms in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.57% (62,249) of private hospital episodes were for benign neoplasms in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 73.3% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for benign neoplasms were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.4% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for benign neoplasms were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 98% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for benign neoplasms were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations in private hospitals for benign neoplasms occurred in 31.9 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.9 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for benign neoplasms in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 4.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for benign neoplasms in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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