Association between Cysticercosis and Neoplasia: A Study Based on Autopsy Findings

Table 1

Demographic profile of autopsied patients with cysticercosis and/or neoplasia from 1970 to 2006.

Groups	Neoplasia and cysticercosis (NC); 𝑛 (%)	Cysticercosis (CC); 𝑛 (%)	Neoplasia (NN); 𝑛 (%)	Without neoplasia and cysticercosis (WW); 𝑛 (%)
Age
Elderly	8 (100)	52 (78.8)	158 (58.5)	1234 (74.0)
Nonelderly	0 (0)	14 (21.2)	112 (41.5)	434 (26.0)
Ethnic
Caucasian	7 (87.5)	38 (57.6)	168 (62.2)	1006 (60.3)
Non-Caucasian	1 (12.5)	28 (42.4)	102 (37.8)	662 (39.7)
Gender
Male	4 (50.0)	44 (66.7)	167 (61.8)	1101 (66.0)
Female	4 (50.0)	22 (33.3)	103 (38.2)	567 (34.0)