Table 6 Relationship between the histopathological grades 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
| Â | No. of patients | Â | Â | No. of patients | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | trisomy 18 (+) | trisomy 18 (-) | p-value | Â | trisomy 18 (+) | trisomy 18 (-) | p-value |
plasma cells | brown-pigment-laden histiocytes | ||||||
2+, 3+ | 2 | 6 | 0.153 | (-) | 7 | 10 | 0.366 |
2+ < | 14 | 12 | Â | (+) | 9 | 8 | Â |
Dutcher bodies | mitotic cells | ||||||
(-) | 10 | 11 | 0.607 | (-) | 0 | 4 | 0.066 |
(+) | 6 | 7 | Â | (+) | 16 | 14 | Â |
monocytoid B cells | nodularity | ||||||
(-) | 1 | 5 | 0.116 | (-) | 6 | 1 | 0.029 |
(+) | 15 | 13 | Â | (+) | 10 | 17 | Â |
residual reactive germinal centers | lymphoepithelial lesions * | ||||||
(-) | 1 | 6 | 0.061 | (-) | 0 | 4 | 0.049 |
(+) | 15 | 12 | Â | (+) | 6 | 3 | Â |
large lymphoid cells | reactive T cells ** | ||||||
2+ | 2 | 6 | 0.153 | 1+ | 12 | 10 | 0.183 |
(-), 1+ | 14 | 12 | Â | 2+ | 3 | 7 | Â |
polykaryocytes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(-) | 5 | 7 | 0.459 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(+) | 11 | 11 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |