Table 1 Comparison of MVD, number of mature vessels (LH39+) and putative immature vessels (αVβ3+) between follicles and paracortex in reactive hyperplasia and follicular lymphomas (paired samples t-test)
From: Vascular patterns in reactive lymphoid tissue and in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Follicles | Paracortex | P -value | ||
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Reactive, nodes and tonsils (17) | ||||
MVD | 68.7 | vs | 282.5 | <0.0009 |
LH39+vessels | 77.8 | vs | 97.7 | <0.0009 |
αVβ3+vessels | 10.2 | vs | 22.6 | =0.044 |
Follicular lymphoma, All (23) | ||||
MVD | 65.9 | vs | 184.6 | <0.0009 |
LH39+vessels | 75.8 | vs | 90.4 | <0.0009 |
αVβ3+vessels | 45.8 | vs | 66.1 | =0.006 |