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Table 4.25

Cancer of the Female Breast (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 293,300 99.4% 234,974 99.5% 31,773 99.3% 22,742 99.2% 1,207 99.3% 29,953 99.3%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 145 0.0% 117 0.0% 21 0.1% - - - - - -
Adenocarcinomae 287,384 97.4% 230,473 97.6% 30,801 96.3% 22,407 97.7% 1,181 97.1% 29,328 97.2%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 2,176 0.7% 1,709 0.7% 296 0.9% 130 0.6% - - 229 0.8%
Infiltrating duct carcinoma (8500) 216,104 73.2% 171,202 72.5% 24,088 75.3% 17,955 78.3% 932 76.6% 22,451 74.4%
Lobular carcinoma, NOS (8520) 26,726 9.1% 22,815 9.7% 2,319 7.2% 1,289 5.6% 90 7.4% 2,264 7.5%
Inflammatory adenocarcinoma (8530) 1,003 0.3% 780 0.3% 159 0.5% 52 0.2% - - 140 0.5%
Infiltrating duct mixed and infiltrating lobular mixed (8522-8524) 27,371 9.3% 22,952 9.7% 2,372 7.4% 1,762 7.7% 84 6.9% 2,892 9.6%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480,8482) 5,737 1.9% 4,469 1.9% 624 2.0% 563 2.5% 24 2.0% 532 1.8%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 68 0.0% 48 0.0% - - - - - - - -
Tubular adenocarcinoma (8211) 1,850 0.6% 1,636 0.7% 110 0.3% 92 0.4% - - 143 0.5%
Papillary adenocarcinoma (8050,8260,8503,8504) 1,754 0.6% 1,252 0.5% 288 0.9% 190 0.8% - - 187 0.6%
Paget disease (8540-8543) 1,259 0.4% 998 0.4% 132 0.4% 107 0.5% - - 146 0.5%
Other adenocarcinomasf 3,336 1.1% 2,612 1.1% 399 1.2% 262 1.1% - - 339 1.1%
Other specific carcinomasg 2,415 0.8% 1,797 0.8% 455 1.4% 136 0.6% - - 288 1.0%
Medullary adenocarcinoma (8510-8513) 815 0.3% 549 0.2% 212 0.7% 46 0.2% - - 136 0.5%
Otherh 1,600 0.5% 1,248 0.5% 243 0.8% 90 0.4% - - 152 0.5%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011,8020-8022) 3,356 1.1% 2,587 1.1% 496 1.6% 193 0.8% - - 324 1.1%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 9040-9044,9120-9136, 9150-9252,9370-9373, 9540-9582) 325 0.1% 243 0.1% 46 0.1% 31 0.1% - - 25 0.1%
Hemangiosarcomas (9120-9126,9170) 157 0.1% 133 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Other sarcomasd 168 0.1% 110 0.0% 37 0.1% 18 0.1% - - 19 0.1%
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-9030,9060-9110, 9260-9365,9380-9539) 741 0.3% 532 0.2% 89 0.3% 109 0.5% - - 122 0.4%
Phyllodes tumor, malignant (9020) 622 0.2% 442 0.2% 69 0.2% 101 0.4% - - 106 0.4%
Othere 119 0.0% 90 0.0% 20 0.1% - - - - 16 0.1%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 657 0.2% 495 0.2% 90 0.3% 41 0.2% - - 70 0.2%
Totalf 295,023 100.0% 236,244 100.0% 31,998 100.0% 22,923 100.0% 1,216 100.0% 30,170 100.0%

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 adenocarcinomas include histologies 8141-8147, 8160-8162, 8180-8210, 8212-8221, 8250-8259, 8261-8479, 8483-8499, 8501-8502, 8505-8507, 8514, 8521, 8525-8529, 8531-8539, 8544-8551, 8560, 8570-8574, 8576, 8940-8941.

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

h Other includes histologies 8012-8015, 8030-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8175, 8230-8249, 8508, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

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

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