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Table 5 Relationship between histopathological findings and the site of involvement

From: Fluorescence in situhybridization (FISH) analysis of primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma

No. of patients

No. of patients

 

conjunctiva

orbit

lachrymal grand

p-value

 

conjunctiva

orbit

lachrymal grand

p-value

plasma cells

 

brown-pigment-laden histiocytes

 

2+, 3+

1

5

2

 

(-)

5

8

4

 

2+ <

8

16

2

0.347

(+)

4

13

0

0.074

Dutcher bodies

 

mitotic cells

 

(-)

5

12

4

 

(-)

1

2

1

 

(+)

4

9

0

0.305

(+)

8

19

3

0.742

monocytoid B cells

 

nodularity

 

(-)

2

4

0

 

(-)

5

2

0

 

(+)

7

17

4

0.697

(+)

4

19

4

0.017

residual reactive germinal centers

 

lymphoepithelial lesions *

 

(-)

2

4

1

 

(-)

0

1

3

 

(+)

7

17

3

1.000

(+)

6

2

1

0.053

large lymphoid cells

 

reactive T cells **

 

2+

1

4

3

 

1+

8

14

0

 

(-), 1+

8

17

1

0.050

2+

1

5

4

0.005

polykaryocytes

      

(-)

0

9

3

      

(+)

9

12

1

0.011

     
  1. * 21 cases were not applicable.
  2. ** Two cases were not done.