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Table 6.29

Cancer of the Colon And Rectum (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
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 180,720 99.4% 141,644 99.5% 21,747 99.4% 14,393 99.4% 976 99.7% 18,469 99.4%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 1,113 0.6% 942 0.7% 130 0.6% 21 0.1% - - 96 0.5%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078,8083-8084) 1,054 0.6% 893 0.6% 125 0.6% 21 0.1% - - 90 0.5%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8147, 8160-8162,8180-8221, 8250-8507,8520-8551,8560, 8570-8574,8576,8940-8941) 169,224 93.1% 133,801 94.0% 19,702 90.1% 13,345 92.2% 905 92.4% 17,173 92.4%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 116,238 63.9% 91,560 64.3% 13,674 62.5% 9,533 65.8% 660 67.4% 11,872 63.9%
Adenocarcinoma in adenomatous polyp (8210) 15,009 8.3% 11,773 8.3% 1,624 7.4% 1,283 8.9% 85 8.7% 1,345 7.2%
Adenocarcinoma in villous adenoma (8261) 4,443 2.4% 3,585 2.5% 464 2.1% 330 2.3% 18 1.8% 575 3.1%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8470-8473,8480,8482) 11,678 6.4% 9,649 6.8% 1,221 5.6% 698 4.8% 53 5.4% 1,269 6.8%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 1,855 1.0% 1,502 1.1% 253 1.2% 93 0.6% - - 172 0.9%
Signet ring adenocarcinoma (8490) 2,039 1.1% 1,675 1.2% 197 0.9% 144 1.0% - - 214 1.2%
Other adenocarcinomase 17,962 9.9% 14,057 9.9% 2,269 10.4% 1,264 8.7% 78 8.0% 1,726 9.3%
Other specific carcinomas (8012-8015,8030-8046, 8150-8155,8170-8175, 8230-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671) 8,787 4.8% 5,665 4.0% 1,711 7.8% 914 6.3% 50 5.1% 1,033 5.6%
Neuroendocrine carcinoid (8240-8245) 6,693 3.7% 4,080 2.9% 1,409 6.4% 758 5.2% 42 4.3% 842 4.5%
Otherf 2,094 1.2% 1,585 1.1% 302 1.4% 156 1.1% - - 191 1.0%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011, 8020-8022) 1,596 0.9% 1,236 0.9% 204 0.9% 113 0.8% 19 1.9% 167 0.9%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 110 0.1% 89 0.1% - - - - - - 16 0.1%
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 293 0.2% 202 0.1% 45 0.2% 44 0.3% - - 32 0.2%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 648 0.4% 480 0.3% 61 0.3% 40 0.3% - - 66 0.4%
Totald 181,771 100.0% 142,415 100.0% 21,868 100.0% 14,481 100.0% 979 100.0% 18,583 100.0%

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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