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Table 6.29

Cancer of the Colon And Rectum (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2010-2014
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 178,732 99.4% 138,841 99.5% 21,843 99.4% 14,829 99.4% 1,056 99.5% 19,622 99.4%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 1,143 0.6% 979 0.7% 119 0.5% 21 0.1% - - 99 0.5%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078,8083-8084) 1,100 0.6% 947 0.7% 114 0.5% 20 0.1% - - 96 0.5%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8147, 8160-8162,8180-8221, 8250-8507,8520-8551,8560, 8570-8574,8576,8940-8941) 166,401 92.6% 130,503 93.5% 19,644 89.4% 13,717 91.9% 967 91.1% 18,191 92.1%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 114,519 63.7% 89,598 64.2% 13,534 61.6% 9,858 66.0% 701 66.1% 12,632 64.0%
Adenocarcinoma in adenomatous polyp (8210) 15,339 8.5% 11,877 8.5% 1,752 8.0% 1,305 8.7% 107 10.1% 1,397 7.1%
Adenocarcinoma in villous adenoma (8261) 3,614 2.0% 2,895 2.1% 411 1.9% 261 1.7% - - 499 2.5%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8470-8473,8480,8482) 11,462 6.4% 9,412 6.7% 1,194 5.4% 743 5.0% 51 4.8% 1,376 7.0%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 1,337 0.7% 1,048 0.8% 183 0.8% 96 0.6% - - 142 0.7%
Signet ring adenocarcinoma (8490) 2,061 1.1% 1,682 1.2% 214 1.0% 145 1.0% - - 236 1.2%
Other adenocarcinomase 18,069 10.1% 13,991 10.0% 2,356 10.7% 1,309 8.8% 84 7.9% 1,909 9.7%
Other specific carcinomas (8012-8015,8030-8046, 8150-8155,8170-8175, 8230-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671) 9,757 5.4% 6,240 4.5% 1,908 8.7% 995 6.7% 62 5.8% 1,176 6.0%
Neuroendocrine carcinoid (8240-8245) 7,135 4.0% 4,317 3.1% 1,511 6.9% 792 5.3% 54 5.1% 918 4.6%
Otherf 2,622 1.5% 1,923 1.4% 397 1.8% 203 1.4% - - 258 1.3%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011, 8020-8022) 1,431 0.8% 1,119 0.8% 172 0.8% 96 0.6% 23 2.2% 156 0.8%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 121 0.1% 95 0.1% 16 0.1% - - - - 20 0.1%
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 282 0.2% 187 0.1% 47 0.2% 46 0.3% - - 34 0.2%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 614 0.3% 453 0.3% 65 0.3% 43 0.3% - - 72 0.4%
Totald 179,749 100.0% 139,576 100.0% 21,971 100.0% 14,926 100.0% 1,061 100.0% 19,748 100.0%

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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