Table 1.
Distribution of sarcoma cases by demographic and clinical characteristics, SEER 16 registries (2001 – 2015)
| Total | Sex, % | Race,% | Census Tract SES index, % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | NHW | NHB | H | AIAN/API | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | ||
| All Ages at diagnosis | ||||||||||||
| Bone sarcomas | 7,067 | 57 | 43 | 63 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Soft tissue sarcomas | 48,348 | 51 | 49 | 64 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| (F −) sarcomas | 17,391 | 59 | 41 | 67 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| (F +) sarcomas | 13,662 | 53 | 47 | 58 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Pediatric (<20 years) | ||||||||||||
| Osteosarcoma | 1,569 | 56 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| ES of bone | 931 | 61 | 39 | 65 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 25 |
| ARMS | 489 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| Embryonal RMS | 749 | 61 | 39 | 55 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| F/MF tumors | 518 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
| Synovial sarcoma | 302 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| ES of soft tissue | 352 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| (F −) sarcomas | 2,078 | 56 | 44 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| (F +) sarcomas | 2,762 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| Adult (20 – 65 years) | ||||||||||||
| Osteosarcoma | 1,203 | 56 | 45 | 54 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| ES of bone | 450 | 64 | 36 | 73 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
| Chondrosarcoma | 1,699 | 53 | 48 | 72 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
| Malignant chordoma | 448 | 61 | 39 | 65 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
| Other RMS | 372 | 58 | 42 | 52 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| F/MF tumors | 5,581 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Synovial sarcoma | 1,366 | 54 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| ES of soft tissue | 442 | 52 | 48 | 62 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| MPNST | 1,048 | 55 | 45 | 58 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| DSRCT | 225 | 84 | 16 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 20 |
| GIST | 3,966 | 56 | 44 | 54 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 6,036 | 27 | 73 | 59 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 |
| Liposarcoma | 4,796 | 60 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
| Malignant vascular tumors | 1,027 | 52 | 48 | 63 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Epithelioid sarcoma | 386 | 57 | 43 | 62 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
| UPS | 1,571 | 62 | 38 | 70 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
| Unclassified sarcomas | 2,218 | 54 | 46 | 61 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| (F −) sarcomas | 9,114 | 58 | 42 | 64 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| (F +) sarcomas | 9,284 | 52 | 48 | 57 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Older Adult (65 + years) | ||||||||||||
| Chondrosarcoma | 537 | 53 | 47 | 83 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 |
| Malignant chordoma | 230 | 62 | 38 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 12 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 32 |
| Other RMS | 237 | 43 | 57 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 |
| F/MF tumors | 1,455 | 50 | 50 | 74 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| MPNST | 252 | 55 | 45 | 75 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
| GIST | 3,309 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 3,220 | 41 | 59 | 75 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Liposarcoma | 2,721 | 62 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Malignant vascular tumors | 1,078 | 58 | 42 | 76 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 23 |
| UPS | 2,568 | 68 | 32 | 85 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 27 |
| Unclassified sarcomas | 2,064 | 55 | 45 | 80 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| (F −) sarcomas | 6,199 | 62 | 38 | 79 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 |
| (F +) sarcomas | 1,616 | 51 | 49 | 73 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 25 |
ES = Ewing sarcoma; RMS = rhabdomyosarcoma; ARMS = Alveolar RMS; F/MF = Fibroblastic or Myofibroblastic; MPNST = Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; DSRCT = Desmoplastic small round cell tumor; GIST = gastrointestinal stromal tumor; UPS = undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; M= Male; F = Female; NH = Non-Hispanic; H = Hispanic; W = White; B = Black; AIAIN/API = American Indian, Alaskan native, Asian Pacific Islander; Q1 corresponds to lowest small-area SES quintile, Q5 corresponds to highest.NR = not reported due to insufficient sample sizes (< 5 cases in a cell).