Table 3.
Decade-Wise Age Distribution of Common Primary Malignant Tumors in Males (n=1089)
| Serial No. # | Primary Site | Age Range in Years | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | 11–20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–70 | >70 | Total | ||||
| 1 | Esophagus | – | – | 1 1.1%) | 6 (5.8%) | 31 (19.6%) | 53 (24.9%) | 55 (22.6%) | 32 (20.1%) | 178 (16.3%) | ||
| 2 | Skin | – | 1 (1.8%) | 3 (3.4%) | 15 (14.4%) | 26 16.5%) | 30 (14.1%) | 39 (16.0%) | 38 (23.9%) | 152 (14.0%) | ||
| 3 | Bone and soft tissue | 9 (13.0%) | 27 (48.2%) | 19 (21.8%) | 15 (14.4%) | 8 (5.1%) | 9 (4.2%) | 5 (2.1%) | 5 (3.1%) | 97 (8.9%) | ||
| 4 | Colorectum | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.8%) | 11 (12.6%) | 15 (14.4%) | 8 (5.1%) | 20 (9.4%) | 27 (11.1%) | 13 (8.2%) | 96 (8.8%) | ||
| 5 | Urinary bladder | 3 (4.3%) | – | 5 (5.7%) | 2 (1.9%) | 9 (5.7%) | 20 (9.4%) | 15 (6.2%) | 7 (4.4%) | 61 (5.6%) | ||
| 6 | Testis | 15 (21.7%) | – | 23 (26.4%) | 15 (14.4%) | 4 (2.5%) | 2 (0.9%) | – | – | 59 (5.4%) | ||
| 7 | Stomach | – | – | 1 (1.1%) | 5 (4.8%) | 8 (5.1%) | 10 (4.7%) | 16 (6.6%) | 10 (6.3%) | 50 (4.6%) | ||
| 8 | Prostate | – | – | – | 2 (1.9%) | 2 (1.3%) | 7 (3.3%) | 21 (8.6%) | 17 (10.7%) | 49 (4.5%) | ||
| 9 | Gastroesophageal junction | – | – | 1 (1.1%) | – | 1 (0.6%) | 12 (5.6%) | 14 (5.8%) | 18 (11.3%) | 46 (4.2%) | ||
| 10 | Lymph node (NHL) | 3 (4.3%) | 3 (5.4%) | 6 (6.9%) | 2 (1.9%) | 8 (5.1%) | 11 (5.2%) | 13 (5.3%) | – | 46 (4.2%) | ||
| 11 | Miscellaneous | 38 (55.1%) | 24 (42.9%) | 17 (19.5%) | 27 (26.0%) | 53 (33.5%) | 39 (18.3%) | 38 (15.6%) | 19 (11.9%) | 255 (23.4%) | ||
| Total | 69 (100%) | 56 (100%) | 87 (100%) | 104 (100%) | 158 (100%) | 213 (100%) | 243 (100%) | 159 (100%) | 1089 (100%) | |||
Abbreviation: NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.