Table 1

Reporting characteristics of patients with MDS and CMD in the SEER and NAACCR registries, 2001-2003

SEER*
NAACCR − SEER†
Total
Count%Count%Count%
MDS 7 076 100.0 17 722 100.0 24 798 100.0 
    Diagnostic confirmation       
        Positive histology 6 202 87.6 14 272 80.5 20 474 82.6 
        Positive laboratory test/marker study 266 3.8 1 070 6.0 1 336 5.4 
        Clinical diagnosis/others 308 4.4 705 4.0 1 013 4.1 
        Unknown 300 4.2 1 675 9.5 1 975 8.0 
    Reporting source       
        Hospital inpatient/laboratory 6 526 92.2 16 35 92.7 22 961 92.6 
        Physicians office/nursing, etc 416 5.9 572 3.2 988 4.0 
        Death certificate/autopsy only 134 1.9 715 4.0 849 3.4 
CMD 4 226 100.0 11 893 100.0 16 119 100.0 
    Diagnostic confirmation       
        Positive histology 3 355 79.4 7 893 66.4 11 248 69.8 
        Positive laboratory test/marker study 429 10.2 2 167 18.2 2 596 16.1 
        Clinical diagnosis/others 229 5.4 612 5.1 841 5.2 
        Unknown 213 5.0 1 221 10.3 1 434 8.9 
Reporting source       
        Hospital inpatient/laboratory 3 872 91.6 11 284 94.9 15 156 94.0 
        Physicians office/nursing, etc 304 7.2 357 3.0 661 4.1 
        Death certificate/autopsy only 50 1.2 252 2.1 302 1.9 
SEER*
NAACCR − SEER†
Total
Count%Count%Count%
MDS 7 076 100.0 17 722 100.0 24 798 100.0 
    Diagnostic confirmation       
        Positive histology 6 202 87.6 14 272 80.5 20 474 82.6 
        Positive laboratory test/marker study 266 3.8 1 070 6.0 1 336 5.4 
        Clinical diagnosis/others 308 4.4 705 4.0 1 013 4.1 
        Unknown 300 4.2 1 675 9.5 1 975 8.0 
    Reporting source       
        Hospital inpatient/laboratory 6 526 92.2 16 35 92.7 22 961 92.6 
        Physicians office/nursing, etc 416 5.9 572 3.2 988 4.0 
        Death certificate/autopsy only 134 1.9 715 4.0 849 3.4 
CMD 4 226 100.0 11 893 100.0 16 119 100.0 
    Diagnostic confirmation       
        Positive histology 3 355 79.4 7 893 66.4 11 248 69.8 
        Positive laboratory test/marker study 429 10.2 2 167 18.2 2 596 16.1 
        Clinical diagnosis/others 229 5.4 612 5.1 841 5.2 
        Unknown 213 5.0 1 221 10.3 1 434 8.9 
Reporting source       
        Hospital inpatient/laboratory 3 872 91.6 11 284 94.9 15 156 94.0 
        Physicians office/nursing, etc 304 7.2 357 3.0 661 4.1 
        Death certificate/autopsy only 50 1.2 252 2.1 302 1.9 

Data source: NAACCR's CINA December 2005 submission of 1995 to 2003 patients.

*

Excludes Arizona Indians.

†

NAACCR registries minus SEER registries; excludes Seattle from Washington, Detroit from Michigan, and Atlanta from Georgia.

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