Table 2.
Location (% of total) | Incidence of metastases (%) | ||||||
1950–1971 | 1973–1991 | 1992–1999 | 1950–1971 | 1973–1991 | 1992–1999 | ||
(n=4349) | (n=5468) | (n=4989) | |||||
Foregut | |||||||
Stomach | 2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 22 | 31 | 10-33 | |
Duodenum | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 20 | — | — | |
Bronchus, lung | 11.5 | 32.5 | 25.3 | 20 | 27 | 27–35 | |
Midgut | |||||||
Jejunum | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 35 | 70 | 58–64 | |
Ileum | 23 | 17.6 | 13.4 | 35 | |||
Appendix | 38 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 35 | 39–45 | |
Colon | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 60 | 71 | 51–61 | |
Hindgut | |||||||
Rectum | 13 | 10 | 9.4 | 3 | 14 | 4–18 | |