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Table 1 Cancer of Unknown Primary patient characteristics, 1998–2011, West of Scotland. N = 7599

From: Cancers of unknown primary diagnosed during hospitalization: a population-based study

 

1998–2002

2003–2007

2008–2011

Total

 

N

Col %

N

Col %

N

Col %

N

Col %

Total

3155

(100)

2669

(100)

1775

(100)

7599

(100)

Sex

 Male

1480

(46.9)

1219

(45.7)

768

(43.3)

3467

(45.6)

 Female

1675

(53.1)

1450

(54.3)

1007

(56.7)

4132

(54.4)

 

3155

(100)

2669

(100)

1775

(100)

7599

(100)

Age_group

  < 60 year

434

(13.8)

313

(11.7)

244

(13.7)

991)

(13.0)

 60–69 years

647

(20.5)

507

(19.0)

328

(18.5)

1482

(19.5)

 70–79 years

1124

(35.6)

899

(33.7)

569

(32.1)

2592

(34.1)

  > =80 year

950

(30.1)

950

(35.6)

634

(35.7)

2534

(33.3)

SIMD

 Most deprived

1170

(37.1)

976

(36.6)

643

(36.2)

2789

(36.7)

 2

800

(25.4)

655

(24.5)

406

(22.9)

1861

(24.5)

 3

462

(14.6)

428

(16)

304

(17.1)

1194

(15.7)

 4

401

(12.7)

291

(10.9)

195

(11.0)

887

(11.7)

 Least deprived

322

(10.2)

319

(12.0)

227

(12.8)

868

(11.4)

ICD10_site

 C77

149

(4.7)

128

(4.8)

117

(6.6)

394

(5.2)

 C78

1566

(49.6)

1163

(43.6)

661

(37.2)

3390

(44.6)

 C79

608

(19.3)

433

(16.2)

241

(13.6)

1282

(16.9)

 C80

832

(26.4)

945

(35.4)

756

(42.6)

2533

(33.3)

Morphology

 Adenocarcinoma

880

(27.9)

615

(23.0)

390

(22.0)

1885

(24.8)

 SCC

122

(3.9)

113

(4.2)

95

(5.4)

330

(4.3)

 NoS

2039

(64.6)

1853

(69.4)

1201

(67.7)

5093

(67.0)

Other

114

(3.6)

88

(3.3)

89

(5)

291

(3.8)

  1. N number of patients, Col % column percentage, SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, ICD10_site International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, anatomical site, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, NoS not otherwise specified, C77 secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes, C78 secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs, C79 secondary malignant neoplasm of other sites, C80 malignant neoplasm without specification of site