Table 1.
Clinicopathologic characteristics of 4,275 patients registered as having adrenocortical carcinoma in the NCBD database from 1985 to 2007.
| Diagnosis Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1990 | 1991–1995 | 1996–2002 | 2003–2007 | Total | |
| Number of cases | 757 | 903 | 1,455 | 1,160 | 4,275 |
| Mean Age, 95% Confidence Intervals | 53.5 (52.4–54.6) | 54.5 (53.5–55.5) | 54.9 (54.0–55.7) | 54.8 (54.0–55.7) | 54.5 (54.1–55.0) |
| Age Group | |||||
| 19–34 | 13.9 % | 11.5 % | 11.3 % | 10.0 % | 11.4 % |
| 35–44 | 16.8 % | 18.1 % | 15.3 % | 16.0 % | 16.4 % |
| 45–54 | 17.6 % | 17.7 % | 22.2 % | 22.0 % | 20.4 % |
| 55–64 | 23.6 % | 21.6 % | 20.9 % | 22.8 % | 22.1 % |
| 65–74 | 20.5 % | 21.8 % | 19.2 % | 19.2 % | 20.0 % |
| >=75 | 7.7 % | 9.3 % | 11.1 % | 9.9 % | 9.8 % |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 42.7% | 43.5 % | 40.3 % | 41.7 % | 41.8 % |
| Female | 57.3% | 56.5 % | 59.7 % | 58.2 % | 58.2 % |
| Race | |||||
| White | 90.0% | 89.5 % | 88.8 % | 87.5 % | 88.8 % |
| Black | 6.5% | 7.0 % | 7.2 % | 8.2 % | 7.3 % |
| Other, Unknown | 3.6% | 3.5 % | 4.0 % | 4.3 % | 3.9 % |
| Hospital Type | |||||
| Community | 10.4 % | 12.6 % | 11.2 % | 10.9 % | 11.3 % |
| Comprehensive | |||||
| Community | 40.4 % | 38.9 % | 40.1 % | 39.1 % | 39.6 % |
| Teaching/Research | 42.7 % | 42.0 % | 45.3 % | 47.7 % | 44.8 % |
| Other | 6.5 % | 6.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.2 % | 4.3 % |