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Table 26.22

Cancer of the Thyroid (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 95,669 99.7% 75,724 99.7% 7,096 99.6% 10,083 99.8% 391 100.0% 15,610 99.7%
Epidermoid carcinomad (8051-8131) 107 0.1% 85 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Adenocarcinomae 92,789 96.7% 73,437 96.7% 6,793 95.3% 9,850 97.5% 379 96.9% 15,177 96.9%
Papillary adenocarcinoma (8050,8260,8340-8344, 8350,8450) 86,543 90.2% 68,561 90.3% 6,061 85.0% 9,359 92.6% 356 91.0% 14,329 91.5%
Follicular carcinoma (8330-8332,8335) 4,126 4.3% 3,135 4.1% 540 7.6% 344 3.4% - - 582 3.7%
Oxyphilic (8290) 1,669 1.7% 1,376 1.8% 150 2.1% 109 1.1% - - 196 1.3%
Other specific carcinomasf 1,614 1.7% 1,321 1.7% 164 2.3% 95 0.9% - - 251 1.6%
Medullary carcinoma (8510) 1,562 1.6% 1,281 1.7% 161 2.3% 88 0.9% - - 244 1.6%
Carcinoma, NOS (8004,8010-8012, 8020-8022,8030-8032) 1,159 1.2% 881 1.2% 130 1.8% 127 1.3% - - 167 1.1%
Anaplastic carcinoma (8004,8012,8020-8021, 8030-8032) 782 0.8% 614 0.8% 74 1.0% 82 0.8% - - 120 0.8%
Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors g 22 0.0% 16 0.0% - - - - - - - -
Other specific typesh - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8003,8005) 240 0.3% 171 0.2% 27 0.4% 18 0.2% - - 41 0.3%
Total 95,939 100.0% 75,918 100.0% 7,127 100.0% 10,102 100.0% 391 100.0% 15,658 100.0%

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

f Other specific carcinomas include histologies 8013-8015, 8033-8046, 8150-8155, 8170-8171, 8230-8249, 8510, 8512, 8561-8562, 8575, 8580-8671.

g Sarcoma and other soft tissue tumors include histologies 8680-8713, 8800-8921, 8990-8991, 9040-9044, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9370-9373, 9540-9582.

h Other specific types include histologies 8720-8790, 8930-8936, 8950-8983, 9000-9030, 9060-9110, 9260-9365, 9380-9539.

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

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