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Table 4.26

Cancer of the Female Breast (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2007-2011
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 287,321 99.4% 231,745 99.4% 30,532 99.3% 21,283 99.3% 1,138 99.3% 28,427 99.2%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 137 0.0% 112 0.0% 18 0.1% - - - - - -
Adenocarcinomae 281,422 97.4% 227,241 97.5% 29,570 96.2% 20,945 97.7% 1,109 96.8% 27,799 97.0%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 2,270 0.8% 1,778 0.8% 297 1.0% 144 0.7% - - 239 0.8%
Infiltrating duct carcinoma (8500) 210,966 73.0% 168,328 72.2% 23,155 75.3% 16,705 78.0% 879 76.7% 21,128 73.8%
Lobular carcinoma, NOS (8520) 25,603 8.9% 22,003 9.4% 2,143 7.0% 1,144 5.3% 75 6.5% 2,098 7.3%
Inflammatory adenocarcinoma (8530) 1,055 0.4% 812 0.3% 182 0.6% 47 0.2% - - 145 0.5%
Infiltrating duct mixed and infiltrating lobular mixed (8522-8524) 27,154 9.4% 22,931 9.8% 2,224 7.2% 1,686 7.9% 85 7.4% 2,824 9.9%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480,8482) 5,850 2.0% 4,589 2.0% 600 2.0% 576 2.7% 23 2.0% 519 1.8%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 69 0.0% 51 0.0% - - - - - - - -
Tubular adenocarcinoma (8211) 2,051 0.7% 1,830 0.8% 119 0.4% 92 0.4% - - 151 0.5%
Papillary adenocarcinoma (8050,8260,8503,8504) 1,689 0.6% 1,203 0.5% 286 0.9% 183 0.9% - - 183 0.6%
Paget disease (8540-8543) 1,352 0.5% 1,075 0.5% 144 0.5% 111 0.5% - - 156 0.5%
Other adenocarcinomasf 3,363 1.2% 2,641 1.1% 408 1.3% 252 1.2% - - 349 1.2%
Other specific carcinomasg 2,420 0.8% 1,802 0.8% 464 1.5% 125 0.6% - - 294 1.0%
Medullary adenocarcinoma (8510-8513) 876 0.3% 590 0.3% 229 0.7% 48 0.2% - - 143 0.5%
Otherh 1,544 0.5% 1,212 0.5% 235 0.8% 77 0.4% - - 151 0.5%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011,8020-8022) 3,342 1.2% 2,590 1.1% 480 1.6% 207 1.0% 17 1.5% 320 1.1%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 9040-9044,9120-9136, 9150-9252,9370-9373, 9540-9582) 324 0.1% 256 0.1% 39 0.1% 25 0.1% - - 24 0.1%
Hemangiosarcomas (9120-9126,9170) 165 0.1% 142 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Other sarcomasd 159 0.1% 114 0.0% 29 0.1% - - - - - -
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-9030,9060-9110, 9260-9365,9380-9539) 736 0.3% 554 0.2% 87 0.3% 86 0.4% - - 133 0.5%
Phyllodes tumor, malignant (9020) 614 0.2% 463 0.2% 63 0.2% 81 0.4% - - 116 0.4%
Othere 122 0.0% 91 0.0% 24 0.1% - - - - 17 0.1%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 638 0.2% 483 0.2% 92 0.3% 34 0.2% - - 62 0.2%
Totalf 289,019 100.0% 233,038 100.0% 30,750 100.0% 21,428 100.0% 1,146 100.0% 28,646 100.0%

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.

f Other adenocarcinomas include histologies 8141-8147, 8160-8162, 8180-8210, 8212-8221, 8250-8259, 8261-8479, 8483-8499, 8501-8502, 8505-8507, 8514, 8521, 8525-8529, 8531-8539, 8544-8551, 8560, 8570-8574, 8576, 8940-8941.

g Other specific carcinomas include histologies 8012-8015, 8030-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8175, 8230-8249, 8508, 8510-8513, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

h Other includes histologies 8012-8015, 8030-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8175, 8230-8249, 8508, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

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

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