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Table 8.22

Cancer of the Esophagus (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 27,552 99.2% 23,352 99.3% 2,597 99.0% 1,293 98.9% 135 99.3% 2,092 98.9%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 8,653 31.2% 5,657 24.1% 1,986 75.7% 900 68.8% 54 39.7% 806 38.1%
Squamous cell carcinoma (8070-8078, 8083-8084) 8,632 31.1% 5,647 24.0% 1,978 75.4% 898 68.7% 54 39.7% 806 38.1%
Adenocarcinomae 17,859 64.3% 16,794 71.4% 534 20.4% 344 26.3% 78 57.4% 1,200 56.7%
Other specific carcinomasf 424 1.5% 358 1.5% 34 1.3% 26 2.0% - - 32 1.5%
Unspecified, Carcinoma, NOS (8010-8011,8020-8022) 616 2.2% 543 2.3% 43 1.6% 23 1.8% - - 54 2.6%
Other specific typesg 99 0.4% 70 0.3% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 115 0.4% 96 0.4% - - - - - - - -
Total 27,766 100.0% 23,518 100.0% 2,624 100.0% 1,308 100.0% 136 100.0% 2,116 100.0%

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 Adenocarcinoma is defined as histologies 8050, 8140-8147, 8160-8162, 8180-8221, 8250-8507, 8514, 8520-8551, 8560, 8570-8574, 8576, 8940-8941.

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

g Other specific types includes sarcomas and other soft tissue tumors. Other specific types is defined as histologies 8680-8713, 8720-8790, 8800-8921, 8930-8936, 8950-9030, 9040-9044, 9060-9110, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9260-9365, 9370-9373, 9380-9539, 9540-9582.

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

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