PURPOSE: To investigate the incidence of @entity2184 in Sweden during the period from 1960 to 1998, with respect to age distribution, gender, and changes in incidence over time. METHODS: The Swedish @entity5 Registry was searched for @entity1 with @entity2184 and cross-checked against hospital files over @entity1 where an eye-sparing treatment had been applied, to ensure inclusion in the Registry even when no histologic specimen was available. The crude and age-standardized incidence was estimated separately for each gender. The Swedish population of 1970 to 1974 was used as a standard, and the annual change in incidence was calculated by using a regression model with logarithmic incidence numbers. RESULTS: In total, 2997 @entity1 met the criteria, of whom 1542 were males and 1455 females. During the 39-year period, the age-standardized incidence of @entity2184 declined significantly in the male population, from 11.7 cases/million to 8.4 cases/million (P = 0.002). The trend toward reduced incidence in females, from 10.3 to 8.7 cases/million did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.108). The annual relative change in incidence was 1% (95% CI, 0.8%-1.2%) in males and 0.7% (95% CI, 0%-1.3%) in females. The age-specific incidence revealed a significantly higher incidence among @entity1 older than 45 years (23.5 cases/million) compared with the incidence in @entity1 of the same age group (19.2 cases/million; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A Swedish national survey performed to establish the incidence of @entity2184 during the period from 1960 to 1998 revealed a decreasing incidence in the male and a stable incidence in the female population.

Incidence of XXXX in Sweden from 1960 to 1998.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Cancer'] @entity2184 :: ('MESH:C536494', 'Disease') :: ['uveal melanoma'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men']
@entity2184 :: (MESH:C536494,Disease) :: ['uveal melanoma']
