Contrasting features of appendiceal and colorectal cancers

	Appendiceal epithelial neoplasm	Colorectal cancer
Incidence (cases per year in the United States)	1500	150,000
Mucinous histology	85%	15%
Aggressiveness of pathology	10%	95%
Lymph node metastases at initial diagnosis	2%	50%
Liver metastases at initial diagnosis	2%	20%
5-year survival with traditional surgical treatment	30%	70%

Data from: Sugarbaker PH. New standard of care for appendiceal epithelial neoplasms and pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome? Lancet Oncol 2006; 7:69.

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