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Table 26.22

Cancer of the Thyroid (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 58,629 99.7% 47,625 99.7% 3,893 99.5% 5,874 99.7% 260 100.0% 8,784 99.7%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 57 0.1% 43 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Adenocarcinomae 56,674 96.3% 46,039 96.4% 3,716 95.0% 5,719 97.1% 253 97.3% 8,510 96.6%
Papillary adenocarcinoma (8050,8260,8340-8344, 8350,8450) 52,060 88.5% 42,415 88.8% 3,200 81.8% 5,345 90.7% 230 88.5% 7,912 89.8%
Follicular carcinoma (8330-8332,8335) 3,011 5.1% 2,303 4.8% 368 9.4% 271 4.6% - - 418 4.7%
Oxyphilic (8290) 1,303 2.2% 1,090 2.3% 111 2.8% 77 1.3% - - 147 1.7%
Other specific carcinomasf 1,055 1.8% 889 1.9% 96 2.5% 50 0.8% - - 163 1.8%
Medullary carcinoma (8510) 1,023 1.7% 860 1.8% 93 2.4% 50 0.8% - - 159 1.8%
Carcinoma, NOS (8004,8010-8012, 8020-8022,8030-8032) 843 1.4% 654 1.4% 76 1.9% 96 1.6% - - 106 1.2%
Anaplastic carcinoma (8004,8012,8020-8021, 8030-8032) 499 0.8% 402 0.8% 40 1.0% 55 0.9% - - 63 0.7%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors g - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other specific typesh - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8003,8005) 176 0.3% 135 0.3% 16 0.4% 17 0.3% - - 25 0.3%
Total 58,828 100.0% 47,779 100.0% 3,913 100.0% 5,891 100.0% 260 100.0% 8,814 100.0%

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 specific carcinomas include histologies 8013-8015, 8033-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8171, 8230-8249, 8510, 8512, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

g Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors include histologies 8680-8713, 8800-8921, 8990-8991, 9040-9044, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9370-9373, 9540-9582.

h Other specific types include histologies 8720-8790, 8930-8936, 8950-8983, 9000-9030, 9060-9110, 9260-9365, 9380-9539.

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

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