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Table 6.29

Cancer of the Colon And Rectum (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2013-2017
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 241,911 99.4% 188,153 99.5% 30,134 99.3% 19,065 99.3% 1,320 99.0% 28,315 99.3%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 1,638 0.7% 1,378 0.7% 193 0.6% 29 0.2% - - 169 0.6%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078,8083-8084) 1,608 0.7% 1,358 0.7% 186 0.6% 28 0.1% - - 165 0.6%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8147, 8160-8162,8180-8221, 8250-8507,8520-8551,8560, 8570-8574,8576,8940-8941) 221,446 91.0% 173,696 91.8% 26,645 87.8% 17,463 91.0% 1,207 90.5% 25,545 89.6%
Adenocarcinoma, NOS (8140) 152,756 62.8% 119,478 63.2% 18,482 60.9% 12,497 65.1% 863 64.7% 17,859 62.7%
Adenocarcinoma in adenomatous polyp (8210) 21,938 9.0% 17,138 9.1% 2,474 8.2% 1,771 9.2% 135 10.1% 2,132 7.5%
Adenocarcinoma in villous adenoma (8261) 3,626 1.5% 2,932 1.5% 398 1.3% 249 1.3% - - 453 1.6%
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (8470-8473,8480,8482) 15,135 6.2% 12,237 6.5% 1,701 5.6% 1,024 5.3% 50 3.8% 1,947 6.8%
Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma (8481) 1,226 0.5% 962 0.5% 180 0.6% 71 0.4% - - 159 0.6%
Signet ring adenocarcinoma (8490) 2,703 1.1% 2,212 1.2% 282 0.9% 187 1.0% - - 316 1.1%
Other adenocarcinomase 24,062 9.9% 18,737 9.9% 3,128 10.3% 1,664 8.7% 136 10.2% 2,679 9.4%
Other specific carcinomas (8012-8015,8030-8046, 8150-8155,8170-8175, 8230-8249,8508,8510-8513, 8561-8562,8575,8580-8671) 16,991 7.0% 11,672 6.2% 3,038 10.0% 1,449 7.5% 86 6.5% 2,379 8.3%
Neuroendocrine carcinoid (8240-8245) 13,270 5.5% 8,843 4.7% 2,498 8.2% 1,202 6.3% 73 5.5% 1,967 6.9%
Otherf 3,721 1.5% 2,829 1.5% 540 1.8% 247 1.3% - - 412 1.4%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011, 8020-8022) 1,836 0.8% 1,407 0.7% 258 0.9% 124 0.6% 18 1.4% 222 0.8%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 160 0.1% 122 0.1% 22 0.1% - - - - 21 0.1%
Other specific types (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 434 0.2% 309 0.2% 69 0.2% 50 0.3% - - 48 0.2%
Unspecified (8000-8005) 798 0.3% 593 0.3% 114 0.4% 67 0.3% - - 119 0.4%
Totald 243,303 100.0% 189,177 100.0% 30,339 100.0% 19,195 100.0% 1,333 100.0% 28,503 100.0%

Footnotes:

Source: SEER 21 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, Georgia excluding ATL/RG, Idaho, New York and Massachusetts). 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 Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) 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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