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Table 6.29

Cancer of the Colon And Rectum (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2009-2013
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 178,971 99.4% 139,391 99.4% 21,893 99.4% 14,568 99.4% 1,018 99.6% 18,902 99.4%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 1,122 0.6% 958 0.7% 116 0.5% 25 0.2% - - 97 0.5%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078,8083-8084) 1,069 0.6% 918 0.7% 110 0.5% 24 0.2% - - 94 0.5%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8147, 8160-8162,8180-8221, 8250-8507,8520-8551,8560, 8570-8574,8576,8940-8941) 167,109 92.8% 131,344 93.7% 19,763 89.8% 13,494 92.1% 946 92.6% 17,541 92.2%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 114,952 63.8% 90,084 64.3% 13,712 62.3% 9,625 65.7% 675 66.0% 12,150 63.9%
Adenocarcinoma in adenomatous polyp (8210) 15,085 8.4% 11,699 8.3% 1,701 7.7% 1,309 8.9% 105 10.3% 1,343 7.1%
Adenocarcinoma in villous adenoma (8261) 3,977 2.2% 3,184 2.3% 440 2.0% 299 2.0% 16 1.6% 535 2.8%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8470-8473,8480,8482) 11,517 6.4% 9,477 6.8% 1,192 5.4% 737 5.0% 50 4.9% 1,335 7.0%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 1,571 0.9% 1,251 0.9% 211 1.0% 100 0.7% - - 155 0.8%
Signet ring adenocarcinoma (8490) 2,082 1.2% 1,707 1.2% 198 0.9% 152 1.0% - - 227 1.2%
Other adenocarcinomase 17,925 10.0% 13,942 9.9% 2,309 10.5% 1,272 8.7% 90 8.8% 1,796 9.4%
Other specific carcinomas (8012-8015,8030-8046, 8150-8155,8170-8175, 8230-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671) 9,207 5.1% 5,901 4.2% 1,813 8.2% 946 6.5% 53 5.2% 1,090 5.7%
Neuroendocrine carcinoid (8240-8245) 6,785 3.8% 4,111 2.9% 1,443 6.6% 762 5.2% 44 4.3% 858 4.5%
Otherf 2,422 1.3% 1,790 1.3% 370 1.7% 184 1.3% - - 232 1.2%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011, 8020-8022) 1,533 0.9% 1,188 0.8% 201 0.9% 103 0.7% 16 1.6% 174 0.9%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 108 0.1% 88 0.1% - - - - - - 21 0.1%
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 293 0.2% 200 0.1% 49 0.2% 43 0.3% - - 33 0.2%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 670 0.4% 496 0.4% 65 0.3% 41 0.3% - - 69 0.4%
Totald 180,042 100.0% 140,175 100.0% 22,019 100.0% 14,658 100.0% 1,022 100.0% 19,025 100.0%

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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