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Table 15.29

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2006-2010
Males by Race
Histologya All Races White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander
American Indian
/Alaska Nativeb
Hispanicc
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 119,723 98.8% 97,995 98.8% 13,938 98.9% 6,959 98.7% 379 97.9% 6,382 98.2%
Small cell (8041-8045) 15,507 12.8% 13,407 13.5% 1,346 9.6% 651 9.2% 63 16.3% 777 12.0%
Non-small celld 104,216 86.0% 84,588 85.3% 12,592 89.3% 6,308 89.5% 316 81.7% 5,605 86.2%
Squamous and transitional celle 30,691 25.3% 25,394 25.6% 3,703 26.3% 1,362 19.3% 106 27.4% 1,420 21.8%
Adenocarcinomaf 45,076 37.2% 36,263 36.6% 5,200 36.9% 3,341 47.4% 100 25.8% 2,545 39.1%
Large cell (8011-8015) 3,357 2.8% 2,719 2.7% 473 3.4% 144 2.0% - - 168 2.6%
Other non-small cellg 25,092 20.7% 20,212 20.4% 3,216 22.8% 1,461 20.7% 99 25.6% 1,472 22.6%
Sarcomah 229 0.2% 189 0.2% 21 0.1% - - - - 23 0.4%
Other specified typesi 111 0.1% 94 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 1,065 0.9% 858 0.9% 124 0.9% 71 1.0% - - 82 1.3%
Total 121,128 100.0% 99,136 100.0% 14,093 100.0% 7,049 100.0% 387 100.0% 6,501 100.0%

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 Non-small cell includes histologies 8010-8015, 8020-8022, 8030-8040, 8046, 8050-8052, 8070-8084, 8090-8110, 8120-8131, 8140-8156, 8160-8162, 8170-8175, 8180, 8190-8221, 8230-8231, 8240-8263, 8270-8280, 8290-8337, 8340-8347, 8350-8390, 8400-8562, 8570-8576, 8580-8671, 8940-8941.

e Squamous and transitional cell includes histologies 8051-8052, 8070-8084, 8120-8131.

f Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8050, 8140-8149, 8160-8162, 8190-8221, 8250-8263, 8270-8280, 8290-8337, 8350-8390, 8400-8560, 8570-8576, 8940-8941.

g Other non-small cell includes large cell carcinoma, NOS, other specified carcinomas, and unspecified carcinomas. Other non-small cell is defined as histologies 8010, 8020-8022, 8030-8040, 8046, 8090-8110, 8150-8156, 8170-8175, 8180, 8230-8231, 8240-8249, 8340-8347, 8561-8562, 8580-8671.

h Sarcoma includes histologies 8680-8713, 8800-8921, 8990-8991, 9040-9044, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9370-9373, 9540-9582.

i Other specific types includes melanomas and is defined as histologies 8720-8790, 8930-8936, 8950-8983, 9000-9030, 9060-9110, 9260-9365, 9380-9539.

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

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