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Table 21.16

Cancer of the Ovary (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2006-2010
Females 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 24,642 91.9% 20,746 92.4% 1,844 88.7% 1,764 90.1% 121 93.1% 2,792 87.8%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 210 0.8% 166 0.7% 18 0.9% 21 1.1% - - 34 1.1%
Adenocarcinomae 22,543 84.1% 19,057 84.8% 1,597 76.9% 1,629 83.2% 109 83.8% 2,511 78.9%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 3,456 12.9% 2,841 12.6% 393 18.9% 190 9.7% - - 351 11.0%
Papillary adenocarcinoma, NOS (8050,8260) 445 1.7% 385 1.7% 35 1.7% 18 0.9% - - 50 1.6%
Clear cell adenocarcinoma (8310,9110) 1,362 5.1% 1,055 4.7% 50 2.4% 246 12.6% - - 132 4.1%
Endometrioid carcinoma (8380-8383,8570) 2,596 9.7% 2,201 9.8% 121 5.8% 233 11.9% - - 334 10.5%
Cystadenocarcinoma, NOS (8440,8450) 132 0.5% 106 0.5% 16 0.8% - - - - 18 0.6%
Serous cystadenocarcinoma (8441) 4,945 18.4% 4,236 18.9% 326 15.7% 311 15.9% 33 25.4% 515 16.2%
Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma (8460-8462) 6,819 25.4% 5,925 26.4% 475 22.9% 361 18.4% 33 25.4% 731 23.0%
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (8470-8473) 465 1.7% 390 1.7% 28 1.3% 36 1.8% - - 82 2.6%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480,8482) 929 3.5% 740 3.3% 83 4.0% 97 5.0% - - 127 4.0%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma(8481) 63 0.2% 54 0.2% - - - - - - - -
Other adenocarcinomaf 1,331 5.0% 1,124 5.0% 63 3.0% 127 6.5% - - 160 5.0%
Other specific carcinomasg 614 2.3% 460 2.0% 113 5.4% 33 1.7% - - 90 2.8%
Stromal cell tumor (8620-8631,8650) 391 1.5% 277 1.2% 86 4.1% 21 1.1% - - 56 1.8%
Otherh 223 0.8% 183 0.8% 27 1.3% - - - - 34 1.1%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010,8020-8022) 1,275 4.8% 1,063 4.7% 116 5.6% 81 4.1% - - 157 4.9%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9141-9340, 9540-9582) 95 0.4% 69 0.3% - - - - - - 19 0.6%
Other specific types (8240-8246,8720-8790, 8930-8936,8950-8983, 9000-9030,9060-9105, 9350-9364,9380-9513, 9530-9539) 1,809 6.7% 1,425 6.3% 194 9.3% 165 8.4% - - 339 10.7%
Mullerian mixed tumor (8950-8951,8980) 770 2.9% 659 2.9% 63 3.0% 42 2.1% - - 65 2.0%
Teratoma, malignant (9080-9085,9102) 392 1.5% 281 1.3% 51 2.5% 52 2.7% - - 129 4.1%
Other 647 2.4% 485 2.2% 80 3.8% 71 3.6% - - 145 4.6%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 269 1.0% 221 1.0% 25 1.2% 17 0.9% - - 31 1.0%
Totald 26,815 100.0% 22,461 100.0% 2,078 100.0% 1,957 100.0% 130 100.0% 3,181 100.0%

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 Epidermoid carcinoma includes squamous, basal, and transitional cell carcinomas.

e Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8050,8140-8147,8160-8162,8180-8221,8250-8507,8514,8520-8551,8560,8570-8574,8576,8940-8941,9110.

f Other adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8141-8147,8160-8162,8180-8221,8250-8259,8261-8309,8311-8379,8384-8439,8442-8449, 8451-8459,8463-8469,8474-8479,8483-8507,8514,8520-8551,8560,8571-8574,8576,8940-8941.

g Other specific carcinomas includes histologies 8011-8015,8030-8046,8150-8155,8170-8175,8230-8231,8247-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671.

h Other subgroup of other specific carcinomas includes histologies 8011-8015,8030-8046,8150-8155,8170-8175,8230-8231,8247-8249,8508,8510-8513,8561-8562,8575,8580-8619,8632-8649,8651-8671.

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

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