Table 3. Contrast of the clinical and pathological features of colorectal cancer and appendiceal neoplasms 23 .
Feature (%) | Colon | Appendix |
---|---|---|
Peritoneal dissemination at disease onset | 10 | 85 |
Adenocarcinoma histology | 85 | 10 |
Mucinous histology | 10–15 | 90 |
Minimally invasive | 1 | 75 |
Signet ring cell histology | 1/1,000 | 1/10 |
Adenocarcinoid | 0 | 2.5 |
Well differentiated | 10 | 80 |
Moderately differentiated | 80 | 10 |
Poorly differentiated | 10 | 10 |