Table 4.
Distribution of location of 2,124 tumours diagnosed using histopathology
| Location | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Head (excluding skin/adnexa) |
308 |
15 |
| Skin and adnexa |
1148 |
54 |
| Mammae |
187 |
9 |
| Gastro-intestinal tract |
72 |
3 |
| Endocrine organs |
12 |
0.6 |
| Genital tract |
118 |
6 |
| Hematoproliferative system |
58 |
3 |
| Urogenital tract |
12 |
0.6 |
| Heart and lungs |
6 |
0.3 |
| Central nervous system |
6 |
0.3 |
| Soft tissue, other |
143 |
7 |
| Other | 54 | 3 |
‘Head’ includes eye, nose mouth and sinus; ‘skin and adnexa’ includes skin and adnexa head, skin and adnexa (other), salivary gland, perianal gland, analsac, axial, abaxial, extra-skeletal; ‘gastro-intestinal tract’ includes stomach, pancreas, liver, bile duct, intestines; ‘endocrine organs’ includes adrenal gland, thyroid- and parathyroid gland; ‘genital tract’ includes male and female reproduction organs, ‘hematoproliferative system’ includes spleen, liver, thymus, lymph nodes.