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True statements regarding appendiceal neoplasms include which of the following?
Carcinoid tumors of the appendix less than 1.5 cm are adequately treated by simple appendectomy
Appendiceal carcinoma is associated with secondary tumors of the GI tract in up to 60% of patients
Survival following right colectomy for a Dukes’ stage C appendiceal carcinoma is markedly better than that for a similarly staged colon cancer at 5 years
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix is adequately treated by simple appendectomy, even in patients with rupture and mucinous ascites
Up to 50% of patients with appendiceal carcinoma have metastatic disease, with the liver as the most common site of spread
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