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Table 21.16

Cancer of the Ovary (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2009-2013
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 24,657 91.6% 20,368 92.2% 2,027 88.0% 1,986 90.8% 133 89.9% 3,037 87.2%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 195 0.7% 154 0.7% 18 0.8% 21 1.0% - - 34 1.0%
Adenocarcinomae 22,673 84.2% 18,826 85.2% 1,761 76.5% 1,838 84.0% 120 81.1% 2,749 78.9%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 3,016 11.2% 2,435 11.0% 380 16.5% 169 7.7% 16 10.8% 322 9.2%
Papillary adenocarcinoma, NOS (8050,8260) 300 1.1% 249 1.1% 34 1.5% - - - - 40 1.1%
Clear cell adenocarcinoma (8310,9110) 1,449 5.4% 1,097 5.0% 67 2.9% 271 12.4% - - 159 4.6%
Endometrioid carcinoma (8380-8383,8570) 2,665 9.9% 2,202 10.0% 133 5.8% 302 13.8% - - 406 11.7%
Cystadenocarcinoma, NOS (8440,8450) 76 0.3% 59 0.3% - - - - - - - -
Serous cystadenocarcinoma (8441) 7,000 26.0% 5,936 26.9% 509 22.1% 467 21.4% 48 32.4% 746 21.4%
Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma (8460-8462) 5,360 19.9% 4,563 20.6% 434 18.8% 320 14.6% 24 16.2% 662 19.0%
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (8470-8473) 356 1.3% 283 1.3% 23 1.0% 46 2.1% - - 50 1.4%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8480,8482) 999 3.7% 783 3.5% 85 3.7% 112 5.1% - - 144 4.1%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma(8481) 31 0.1% 23 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Other adenocarcinomaf 1,421 5.3% 1,196 5.4% 82 3.6% 130 5.9% - - 204 5.9%
Other specific carcinomasg 640 2.4% 454 2.1% 132 5.7% 42 1.9% - - 103 3.0%
Stromal cell tumor (8620-8631,8650) 453 1.7% 309 1.4% 107 4.6% 26 1.2% - - 76 2.2%
Otherh 187 0.7% 145 0.7% 25 1.1% 16 0.7% - - 27 0.8%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010,8020-8022) 1,149 4.3% 934 4.2% 116 5.0% 85 3.9% - - 151 4.3%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9141-9340, 9540-9582) 86 0.3% 58 0.3% 18 0.8% - - - - 19 0.5%
Other specific types (8240-8246,8720-8790, 8930-8936,8950-8983, 9000-9030,9060-9105, 9350-9364,9380-9513, 9530-9539) 1,867 6.9% 1,439 6.5% 213 9.2% 175 8.0% - - 385 11.1%
Mullerian mixed tumor (8950-8951,8980) 828 3.1% 701 3.2% 66 2.9% 48 2.2% - - 87 2.5%
Teratoma, malignant (9080-9085,9102) 414 1.5% 274 1.2% 65 2.8% 59 2.7% - - 150 4.3%
Other 625 2.3% 464 2.1% 82 3.6% 68 3.1% - - 148 4.3%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 303 1.1% 232 1.0% 45 2.0% 18 0.8% - - 41 1.2%
Totald 26,913 100.0% 22,097 100.0% 2,303 100.0% 2,187 100.0% 148 100.0% 3,482 100.0%

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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