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Table 15.28

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (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
Rate Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 50.6 226,919 99.7% 185,872 99.7% 25,658 99.7% 13,765 99.7% 778 99.1% 13,158 99.5%
Small cell (8002,8041-8045) 6.6 29,925 13.2% 25,960 13.9% 2,692 10.5% 1,048 7.6% 135 17.2% 1,432 10.8%
Non-small cell 42.5 190,182 83.6% 154,490 82.9% 22,082 85.8% 12,272 88.9% 616 78.5% 11,203 84.7%
Squamous and transitional celld 11.8 52,264 23.0% 43,585 23.4% 6,159 23.9% 2,131 15.4% 221 28.2% 2,557 19.3%
Adenocarcinomae 22.8 102,363 45.0% 81,747 43.9% 11,597 45.1% 8,353 60.5% 265 33.8% 6,356 48.0%
Large cellf 0.9 4,152 1.8% 3,400 1.8% 558 2.2% 170 1.2% - - 213 1.6%
Non-small cell carcinomag 4.4 19,822 8.7% 15,859 8.5% 2,679 10.4% 1,107 8.0% 92 11.7% 1,195 9.0%
Other specified carcinomash 2.6 11,581 5.1% 9,899 5.3% 1,089 4.2% 511 3.7% 27 3.4% 882 6.7%
Carcinoma, NOSi 1.5 6,812 3.0% 5,422 2.9% 884 3.4% 445 3.2% 27 3.4% 523 4.0%
Sarcomaj 0.1 447 0.2% 369 0.2% 44 0.2% 26 0.2% - - 53 0.4%
Other specified typesk 0.0 197 0.1% 162 0.1% 24 0.1% - - - - 18 0.1%
Total 50.7 227,563 100.0% 186,403 100.0% 25,726 100.0% 13,802 100.0% 785 100.0% 13,229 100.0%

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 Squamous and transitional cell includes histologies 8051-8052, 8070-8076, 8078, 8083-8084, 8090, 8094, 8120, 8123.

e Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8015, 8050, 8140-8141, 8143-8145, 8147, 8190, 8201, 8211, 8250-8255, 8260, 8290, 8310, 8320, 8323, 8333, 8401, 8440, 8470-8471, 8480-8481, 8490, 8503, 8507, 8550, 8570-8572, 8574, 8576.

f Large cell includes histologies 8012-8014, 8021, 8034, 8082.

g Non-small cell carcinoma includes histology 8046.

h Other specified carcinomas includes histologies 8003-8004, 8022, 8030, 8031-8033, 8035, 8200, 8240-8241, 8243-8246, 8249, 8430, 8525, 8560, 8562, 8575.

i Carcinoma, NOS includes histologies 8000-8001, 8010-8011, 8020, 8230.

j Sarcoma includes histologies 8680, 8711, 8800-8805, 8810-8811, 8815, 8824, 8830, 8840, 8852, 8855, 8890-8891, 8894-8895, 8900-8902, 8910, 8920-8921, 8940, 8990, 9040-9041, 9043, 9120, 9130, 9133, 9150, 9180, 9220, 9231, 9240, 9251, 9473, 9540, 9560, 9580.

k Other specific types includes melanomas and is defined as histologies 8580, 8650, 8720-8790, 8933, 8963, 8972-8973, 8980-8982, 9064-9065, 9070, 9080, 9084-9085, 9100, 9260, 9364, 9503, 9530.

Note: For this analysis, the following histolgies were classified as metastases of another primary site and not included: 8005, 8130, 8146, 8170, 8231, 8247, 8263, 8312, 8340-8341, 8350, 8441, 8460, 8500-8501, 8524, 8530, 8551, 8581, 8585, 8710, 8772, 8806, 8850, 8854, 8896, 8935, 9015, 9042, 9071, 9101, 9181, 9370, 9500, 9561, 9581

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

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