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Table 15.28

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2008-2012
Both Sexes by Race
Histologya All Races White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander
American Indian
/Alaska Nativeb
Hispanicc
Rate Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 51.9 226,896 99.7% 186,528 99.7% 25,544 99.7% 13,248 99.7% 774 99.1% 12,809 99.4%
Small cell (8002,8041-8045) 6.8 30,156 13.3% 26,229 14.0% 2,660 10.4% 1,038 7.8% 141 18.1% 1,430 11.1%
Non-small cell 43.5 189,727 83.4% 154,665 82.7% 21,991 85.8% 11,775 88.6% 608 77.8% 10,843 84.2%
Squamous and transitional celld 11.9 51,375 22.6% 42,831 22.9% 6,133 23.9% 2,059 15.5% 194 24.8% 2,393 18.6%
Adenocarcinomae 22.5 98,473 43.3% 79,151 42.3% 10,976 42.8% 7,720 58.1% 260 33.3% 5,987 46.5%
Large cellf 1.1 4,672 2.1% 3,817 2.0% 635 2.5% 197 1.5% - - 228 1.8%
Non-small cell carcinomag 5.5 23,952 10.5% 19,243 10.3% 3,178 12.4% 1,318 9.9% 118 15.1% 1,375 10.7%
Other specified carcinomash 2.6 11,255 4.9% 9,623 5.1% 1,069 4.2% 481 3.6% 25 3.2% 860 6.7%
Carcinoma, NOSi 1.6 7,013 3.1% 5,634 3.0% 893 3.5% 435 3.3% 25 3.2% 536 4.2%
Sarcomaj 0.1 433 0.2% 353 0.2% 47 0.2% 24 0.2% - - 52 0.4%
Other specified typesk 0.0 198 0.1% 160 0.1% 27 0.1% - - - - 22 0.2%
Total 52.0 227,527 100.0% 187,041 100.0% 25,618 100.0% 13,283 100.0% 781 100.0% 12,883 100.0%

Footnotes:

Source: SEER 18 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Alaska Native Registry, Rural Georgia, California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey and Georgia excluding ATL/RG). Percents may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

a Excludes Kaposi Sarcoma, mesothelioma, lymphomas, leukemias, myelomas, lymphoreticular, and immunoproliferative diseases.

b Estimates for American Indian/Alaska Native are based on the CHSDA(Contract Health Service Delivery Area) counties.

c Hispanic is not mutually exclusive from whites, blacks, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives. Underlying incidence data for Hispanics are based on NHIA and exclude cases from the Alaska Native Registry.

d Squamous and transitional cell includes histologies 8051-8052, 8070-8076, 8078, 8083-8084, 8090, 8094, 8120, 8123.

e Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8015, 8050, 8140-8141, 8143-8145, 8147, 8190, 8201, 8211, 8250-8255, 8260, 8290, 8310, 8320, 8323, 8333, 8401, 8440, 8470-8471, 8480-8481, 8490, 8503, 8507, 8550, 8570-8572, 8574, 8576.

f Large cell includes histologies 8012-8014, 8021, 8034, 8082.

g Non-small cell carcinoma includes histology 8046.

h Other specified carcinomas includes histologies 8003-8004, 8022, 8030, 8031-8033, 8035, 8200, 8240-8241, 8243-8246, 8249, 8430, 8525, 8560, 8562, 8575.

i Carcinoma, NOS includes histologies 8000-8001, 8010-8011, 8020, 8230.

j Sarcoma includes histologies 8680, 8711, 8800-8805, 8810-8811, 8815, 8824, 8830, 8840, 8852, 8855, 8890-8891, 8894-8895, 8900-8902, 8910, 8920-8921, 8940, 8990, 9040-9041, 9043, 9120, 9130, 9133, 9150, 9180, 9220, 9231, 9240, 9251, 9473, 9540, 9560, 9580.

k Other specific types includes melanomas and is defined as histologies 8580, 8650, 8720-8790, 8933, 8963, 8972-8973, 8980-8982, 9064-9065, 9070, 9080, 9084-9085, 9100, 9260, 9364, 9503, 9530.

Note: For this analysis, the following histolgies were classified as metastases of another primary site and not included: 8005, 8130, 8146, 8170, 8231, 8247, 8263, 8312, 8340-8341, 8350, 8441, 8460, 8500-8501, 8524, 8530, 8551, 8581, 8585, 8710, 8772, 8806, 8850, 8854, 8896, 8935, 9015, 9042, 9071, 9101, 9181, 9370, 9500, 9561, 9581

- Statistic not shown due to fewer than 16 cases during the time period.

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