Table 3 Relationship between clinical features and the presence of trisomy 18 as revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization
From: Fluorescence in situhybridization (FISH) analysis of primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma
| No. of patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| clinical factor | trisomy18 (+) (n = 16) | trisomy 18 (-) (n = 18) | p-value |
| Sex | |||
| male | 9 | 14 | 0.166 |
| female | 7 | 4 | |
| Age | |||
| < 50 | 6 | 2 | 0.080 |
| ≥ 50 | 10 | 16 | |
| Site of involvement | |||
| orbit | 10 | 11 | 0.099 |
| conjunctiva | 6 | 3 | |
| lachrymal grand | 0 | 4 | |
| Laterality | |||
| unilateral | 12 | 14 | 0.583 |
| bilateral | 4 | 4 | |
| Stage | |||
| I | 16 | 15 | 0.136 |
| II-IV | 0 | 3 | |
| LDH | |||
| normal | 14 | 15 | 0.559 |
| > normal | 2 | 3 | |
