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Table 21.16

Cancer of the Ovary (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2008-2012
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 24,670 91.6% 20,525 92.2% 1,973 87.8% 1,909 90.6% 124 92.5% 3,009 87.2%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 202 0.8% 157 0.7% 20 0.9% 22 1.0% - - 34 1.0%
Adenocarcinomae 22,644 84.1% 18,937 85.0% 1,713 76.2% 1,765 83.8% 111 82.8% 2,711 78.5%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 3,108 11.5% 2,515 11.3% 399 17.8% 169 8.0% - - 318 9.2%
Papillary adenocarcinoma, NOS (8050,8260) 357 1.3% 304 1.4% 34 1.5% - - - - 48 1.4%
Clear cell adenocarcinoma (8310,9110) 1,434 5.3% 1,098 4.9% 60 2.7% 264 12.5% - - 161 4.7%
Endometrioid carcinoma (8380-8383,8570) 2,640 9.8% 2,201 9.9% 131 5.8% 277 13.1% - - 401 11.6%
Cystadenocarcinoma, NOS (8440,8450) 98 0.4% 80 0.4% - - - - - - 17 0.5%
Serous cystadenocarcinoma (8441) 6,303 23.4% 5,388 24.2% 433 19.3% 409 19.4% 41 30.6% 663 19.2%
Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma (8460-8462) 5,863 21.8% 5,019 22.5% 452 20.1% 347 16.5% 26 19.4% 712 20.6%
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (8470-8473) 389 1.4% 315 1.4% 27 1.2% 43 2.0% - - 60 1.7%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480,8482) 984 3.7% 779 3.5% 84 3.7% 107 5.1% - - 148 4.3%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma(8481) 41 0.2% 33 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Other adenocarcinomaf 1,427 5.3% 1,205 5.4% 77 3.4% 127 6.0% - - 179 5.2%
Other specific carcinomasg 640 2.4% 454 2.0% 128 5.7% 45 2.1% - - 100 2.9%
Stromal cell tumor (8620-8631,8650) 451 1.7% 304 1.4% 105 4.7% 30 1.4% - - 70 2.0%
Otherh 189 0.7% 150 0.7% 23 1.0% - - - - 30 0.9%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010,8020-8022) 1,184 4.4% 977 4.4% 112 5.0% 77 3.7% - - 164 4.8%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9141-9340, 9540-9582) 91 0.3% 61 0.3% 20 0.9% - - - - 20 0.6%
Other specific types (8240-8246,8720-8790, 8930-8936,8950-8983, 9000-9030,9060-9105, 9350-9364,9380-9513, 9530-9539) 1,874 7.0% 1,453 6.5% 222 9.9% 167 7.9% - - 381 11.0%
Mullerian mixed tumor (8950-8951,8980) 813 3.0% 684 3.1% 74 3.3% 45 2.1% - - 80 2.3%
Teratoma, malignant (9080-9085,9102) 415 1.5% 286 1.3% 64 2.8% 55 2.6% - - 148 4.3%
Other 646 2.4% 483 2.2% 84 3.7% 67 3.2% - - 153 4.4%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 293 1.1% 233 1.0% 32 1.4% 22 1.0% - - 42 1.2%
Totald 26,928 100.0% 22,272 100.0% 2,247 100.0% 2,107 100.0% 134 100.0% 3,452 100.0%

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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