Relative frequency of histologic subtypes of NHL
| Region . | Year . | No. cases . | Incidence by histologic subtype . | All follicular (%) . | DLCL (%) . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSC (%) . | FM (%) . | FLC (%) . | |||||
| Africa/Asia/India | |||||||
| Japan10 | 1983 | 604 | – | – | – | 11.6 | – |
| Japan2 | 1985 | 294 | – | – | – | 10.7 | 46.2 |
| Hong Kong8 | 1984 | 267 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 18.7 |
| Hong Kong3 | 1998 | 197 | – | – | – | 8.0 | 39.0 |
| Thailand9 | 1996 | 1391 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 39.9 |
| Thailand15 | 1998 | 389 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 31.3 |
| Korea11 | 1992 | 290 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 58.3 |
| Korea12 | 1998 | 1466 | – | – | – | 6.2 | 43.7 |
| Korea5 | 1985 | 298 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 53.7 |
| China7 | 1987 | 192 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 24.5 |
| Philippines4 | 1986 | 262 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 8.0 | 29.7 |
| India6 | 1985 | 238 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 39.1 |
| India13 | 1985 | 1050 | – | – | – | 10.0 | – |
| Taiwan14 | 1991 | 636 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 54.9 |
| Pakistan17 | 1992 | 495 | – | – | – | 8.1 | 41.0 |
| Gabon19 | 1991 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| North America/Europe/South Africa | |||||||
| United States3 | 1998 | 200 | – | – | – | 32 | 28 |
| Canada3 | 1998 | 200 | – | – | – | 31 | 31 |
| South Africa3 | 1998 | 188 | – | – | – | 33 | 31 |
| Britain3 | 1998 | 119 | – | – | – | 28 | 29 |
| Germany3 | 1998 | 203 | – | – | – | 18 | 30 |
| France3 | 1998 | 192 | – | – | – | 17 | 39 |
| Italy3 | 1998 | 79 | – | – | – | 11 | 45 |
| United States1 | 1982 | 1153 | 22.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 34.0 | 27.6 |
| Region . | Year . | No. cases . | Incidence by histologic subtype . | All follicular (%) . | DLCL (%) . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSC (%) . | FM (%) . | FLC (%) . | |||||
| Africa/Asia/India | |||||||
| Japan10 | 1983 | 604 | – | – | – | 11.6 | – |
| Japan2 | 1985 | 294 | – | – | – | 10.7 | 46.2 |
| Hong Kong8 | 1984 | 267 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 18.7 |
| Hong Kong3 | 1998 | 197 | – | – | – | 8.0 | 39.0 |
| Thailand9 | 1996 | 1391 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 39.9 |
| Thailand15 | 1998 | 389 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 31.3 |
| Korea11 | 1992 | 290 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 58.3 |
| Korea12 | 1998 | 1466 | – | – | – | 6.2 | 43.7 |
| Korea5 | 1985 | 298 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 53.7 |
| China7 | 1987 | 192 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 24.5 |
| Philippines4 | 1986 | 262 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 8.0 | 29.7 |
| India6 | 1985 | 238 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 39.1 |
| India13 | 1985 | 1050 | – | – | – | 10.0 | – |
| Taiwan14 | 1991 | 636 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 54.9 |
| Pakistan17 | 1992 | 495 | – | – | – | 8.1 | 41.0 |
| Gabon19 | 1991 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| North America/Europe/South Africa | |||||||
| United States3 | 1998 | 200 | – | – | – | 32 | 28 |
| Canada3 | 1998 | 200 | – | – | – | 31 | 31 |
| South Africa3 | 1998 | 188 | – | – | – | 33 | 31 |
| Britain3 | 1998 | 119 | – | – | – | 28 | 29 |
| Germany3 | 1998 | 203 | – | – | – | 18 | 30 |
| France3 | 1998 | 192 | – | – | – | 17 | 39 |
| Italy3 | 1998 | 79 | – | – | – | 11 | 45 |
| United States1 | 1982 | 1153 | 22.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 34.0 | 27.6 |
FSC indicates follicular small-cleaved cell; FM, follicular mixed; FLC, follicular large cell; and DLCL, diffuse large-cell lymphoma.