TABLE 4 The Relevance of API2-MALT 1 Positivity to the Clinical and Pathological Factors in MALT Lymphoma

From: API2-MALT1 Fusion Gene in Colorectal Lymphoma

Factor

N

API2-MALT1 Fusion Gene

P Value

  

Positive

Negative

 

Age (years)

47

   

 ≦60

 

4

12

N.S.

 >60

 

3

28

 

Sex

47

   

 Male

 

6

11

<0.01

 Female

 

1

29

 

Depth of tumor

42

   

 ≦submucosa

 

2

21

N.S.

 >submucosa

 

3

16

 

Number of tumor

47

   

 Single

 

4

23

N.S.

 Multiple

 

3

17

 

Shape of tumor

45

   

 Elevated

 

5

37

N.S.

 Ulcerative

 

1

2

 

Stage*

44

   

 I

 

0

27

<0.001

 II, IV

 

7

10

 

IPI

41

   

 L, LI

 

6

30

N.S.

 HI, H

 

1

4

 

Nuclear staining of BCL10

30

   

 Positive

 

5

4

<0.01

 Negative

 

1

20

 
  1. * The staging system proposed at the workshop meeting in 5th International Conference on Malignant lymphoma. (Rohatiner A et al. Ann Oncol 1994; 5: 397–400).
  2. IPI, international prognostic index; L, low risk; LI, low-intermediate risk; HI, high-intermediate risk; H, high risk.
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