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Table 3 Age-standardized incidence (per 100,000) of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, Taiwan, 1998-2008 a

From: The epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Taiwan, 1998–2008: a nation-wide cancer registry-based study

Year

Total

Gender

Primary sites

  

Male

Female

Stomach

Small intestine

Colon/rectum

Esophagus/othersb

1998

1.13

1.03

1.24

0.53

0.31

0.11

0.01

1999

1.20

1.17

1.22

0.56

0.37

0.08

0.01

2000

1.14

1.06

1.22

0.53

0.32

0.07

0.02

2001

1.05

1.04

1.07

0.52

0.30

0.04

0.00

2002

1.25

1.26

1.23

0.66

0.40

0.11

0.09

2003

1.55

1.72

1.39

0.74

0.57

0.13

0.11

2004

1.59

1.79

1.38

0.79

0.58

0.11

0.10

2005

1.64

1.81

1.46

0.9

0.52

0.10

0.12

2006

1.70

1.77

1.63

0.88

0.57

0.12

0.12

2007

1.75

1.91

1.59

0.91

0.60

0.09

0.15

2008

1.97

2.20

1.75

1.00

0.65

0.12

0.20

  1. aAge-standardized to the 2000 US standard population.
  2. bOthers: retroperitoneum and unspecific sites.