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Table 6.29

Cancer of the Colon And Rectum (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2007-2011
Both Sexes 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 182,283 99.5% 143,653 99.5% 21,610 99.4% 14,060 99.4% 922 99.2% 17,847 99.4%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 1,056 0.6% 893 0.6% 125 0.6% 21 0.1% - - 79 0.4%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078,8083-8084) 1,004 0.5% 848 0.6% 120 0.6% 21 0.1% - - 73 0.4%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8147, 8160-8162,8180-8221, 8250-8507,8520-8551,8560, 8570-8574,8576,8940-8941) 171,165 93.4% 136,032 94.2% 19,651 90.4% 13,059 92.4% 861 92.7% 16,631 92.6%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 117,304 64.0% 92,859 64.3% 13,628 62.7% 9,305 65.8% 631 67.9% 11,416 63.6%
Adenocarcinoma in adenomatous polyp (8210) 15,066 8.2% 11,912 8.2% 1,572 7.2% 1,243 8.8% 76 8.2% 1,336 7.4%
Adenocarcinoma in villous adenoma (8261) 4,845 2.6% 3,916 2.7% 517 2.4% 344 2.4% 21 2.3% 589 3.3%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8470-8473,8480,8482) 11,753 6.4% 9,705 6.7% 1,246 5.7% 690 4.9% 46 5.0% 1,204 6.7%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 2,119 1.2% 1,716 1.2% 288 1.3% 108 0.8% - - 187 1.0%
Signet ring adenocarcinoma (8490) 1,967 1.1% 1,625 1.1% 177 0.8% 145 1.0% - - 200 1.1%
Other adenocarcinomase 18,111 9.9% 14,299 9.9% 2,223 10.2% 1,224 8.7% 75 8.1% 1,699 9.5%
Other specific carcinomas (8012-8015,8030-8046, 8150-8155,8170-8175, 8230-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671) 8,419 4.6% 5,454 3.8% 1,630 7.5% 859 6.1% 42 4.5% 983 5.5%
Neuroendocrine carcinoid (8240-8245) 6,670 3.6% 4,071 2.8% 1,411 6.5% 746 5.3% 34 3.7% 819 4.6%
Otherf 1,749 1.0% 1,383 1.0% 219 1.0% 113 0.8% - - 164 0.9%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011, 8020-8022) 1,643 0.9% 1,274 0.9% 204 0.9% 121 0.9% 18 1.9% 154 0.9%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 107 0.1% 89 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 287 0.2% 201 0.1% 48 0.2% 37 0.3% - - 36 0.2%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 606 0.3% 457 0.3% 65 0.3% 37 0.3% - - 62 0.3%
Totald 183,283 100.0% 144,400 100.0% 21,735 100.0% 14,138 100.0% 929 100.0% 17,960 100.0%

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 Includes histologies 8050, 8141-8147, 8160-8162, 8180-8204, 8211-8221, 8250-8260, 8262-8264, 8270-8463, 8500-8507, 8514, 8520-8551, 8560, 8570-8574, 8576, 8940-8941.

f Includes histologies 8012-8015, 8030-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8175, 8230-8231, 8246-8249, 8508, 8510-8513, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

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

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