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Table 8.22

Cancer of the Esophagus (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 18,629 99.0% 15,657 99.0% 1,957 99.2% 822 99.0% 78 100.0% 1,392 98.8%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 6,214 33.0% 4,016 25.4% 1,571 79.7% 567 68.3% 26 33.3% 509 36.1%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078, 8083-8084) 6,195 32.9% 4,003 25.3% 1,565 79.4% 567 68.3% 26 33.3% 508 36.1%
Adenocarcinomae 11,565 61.5% 10,912 69.0% 313 15.9% 221 26.6% 47 60.3% 818 58.1%
Other specific carcinomasf 282 1.5% 235 1.5% 31 1.6% - - - - 20 1.4%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011,8020-8022) 568 3.0% 494 3.1% 42 2.1% 22 2.7% - - 45 3.2%
Other specific typesg 59 0.3% 50 0.3% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 121 0.6% 103 0.7% - - - - - - - -
Total 18,809 100.0% 15,810 100.0% 1,972 100.0% 830 100.0% 78 100.0% 1,409 100.0%

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 is defined as histologies 8050, 8140-8147, 8160-8162, 8180-8221, 8250-8507, 8514, 8520-8551, 8560, 8570-8574, 8576, 8940-8941.

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

g Other specific types includes sarcomas and other soft tissue tumors. Other specific types is defined as histologies 8680-8713, 8720-8790, 8800-8921, 8930-8936, 8950-9030, 9040-9044, 9060-9110, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9260-9365, 9370-9373, 9380-9539, 9540-9582.

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

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