Table 2 Comparison of immune contexture considering location according to survival outcome.

From: Distribution pattern of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and tumor microenvironment composition as prognostic indicators in anorectal malignant melanoma

Parameters

Recurrent

Nonrecurrent

P

Deceased

Surviving

P

Mean ± SD (range)

Mean ± SD (range)

Mean ± SD (range)

Mean ± SD (range)

(N = 11)

(N = 11)

(N = 12)

(N = 10)

CD3

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

40 ± 40.8 (2–118)

95 ± 79.7 (5–195)

0.005*

31 ± 51.4 (2–118)

102 ± 75.8 (4–195)

0.13

   Stromal (s)

4 ± 2.0 (1–8)

3 ± 4.8 (0–15)

0.032*

4 ± 2.0 (0–7)

6 ± 4.6 (0–15)

0.024*

   Both (i + s)

71 ± 83.6 (14–246)

207 ± 165.6 (9–420)

0.004*

103 ± 103 (12–349)

219 ± 157 (9–420)

0.10

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

32 ± 38.1 (13–134)

35 ± 62.0 (12–218)

0.16

31 ± 43.4 (12–134)

40 ± 60.4 (12–218)

0.58

   Stromal (s)

19 ± 24.2 (2–72)

95 ± 83.8 (3–220)

<0.001*

15 ± 39.1 (2–134)

65 ± 84.6 (6–220)

0.007*

   Both (i + s)

169 ± 70.2 (35–285)

301 ± 157.4 (29–502)

0.021*

178 ± 93 (29–316)

261 ± 162 (104–502)

0.013*

  Total (TC + IF)

234 ± 129 (100–531)

576 ± 268 (41–876)

0.022*

237 ± 171 (41–606)

554 ± 263 (150–876)

0.09

CD8

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

13 ± 12.0 (1–39)

22 ± 51.6 (1–155)

<0.001*

13 ± 17.4 (7–33)

22 ± 54.2 (1–155)

0.001*

   Stromal (s)

1 ± 5.7 (0–20)

1 ± 3.98 (0–12)

0.96

1 ± 5.5 (0–3)

4 ± 4.0 (0–20)

0.94

   Both (i + s)

36 ± 25.2 (2–82)

101 ± 107 (2–330)

0.001*

46 ± 34 (!2–132)

99 ± 112 (2–330)

0.001*

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

19 ± 9.2 (4–31)

24 ± 33.4 (5–102)

0.010*

16 ± 9.5 (4–31)

22 ± 34.4 (4–102)

0.004*

   Stromal (s)

17 ± 21.4 (2–78)

20 ± 18.6 (1–61)

0.98

16 ± 17.4 (11–61)

18 ± 22.8 (4–31)

0.52

   Both (i + s)

60 ± 48.9 (30–194)

108 ± 75.7 (12–265)

0.16

57 ± 37 (30–148)

110 ± 81 (12–265)

0.022*

  Total (TC + IF)

102 ± 60 (53–246)

207 ± 159 (59–482)

0.007*

110 ± 47 (55–195)

215 ± 169 (53–482)

<0.001*

Foxp3

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

3 ± 11.7 (0–36)

10 ± 21.9 (0–64)

0.027*

3 ± 5.1 (0–10)

20 ± 12.5 (0–64)

0.001*

   Stromal (s)

0 ± 0.3 (0–2)

0.5 ± 1.3 (0–4)

<0.001*

1 ± 0.4 (0–1)

1 ± 0.1 (0–4)

<0.001*

   Both (i + s)

16 ± 23.7 (0–73)

41 ± 45.7 (0–135)

0.026*

9 ± 14 (!2–132)

51 ± 44 (2–135)

0.001*

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

4 ± 9.1 (1–32)

9 ± 20.0 (1–73)

0.30

4 ± 8.3 (1–15)

8 ± 20.8 (1–73)

0.23

   Stromal (s)

1 ± 1.4 (0–4)

1 ± 2.6 (0–6)

0.026*

1 ± 1.3 (0–4)

2 ± 2.6 (0–6)

0.009*

   Both (i + s)

9 ± 20.2 (2–70)

20 ± 42.8 (2–157)

0.37

15 ± 19 (2–70)

33 ± 44 (2–157)

0.26

  Total (TC + IF)

32 ± 40 (2–121)

73 ± 71 (2–216)

0.06

25 ± 33 (4–216)

85 ± 70 (4–216)

0.015*

Foxp3/CD8 ratio

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

13.5 ± 12.0 (1–39)

22 ± 51.3 (1–155)

<0.001*

13 ± 17 (5–65)

22 ± 54 (1–155)

0.001*

   Stromal (s)

3.5 ± 11.7 (0–36)

10 ± 22.0 (0–64)

0.027*

2 ± 7 (0–25)

20.50 ± 21 (1–64)

0.001*

   Both (i + s)

1.75 ± 1.0 (0–18.25)

5 ± 2 (0–33.75)

0.026*

1 ± 1.8 (0.0–12.75)

11.5 ± 10 (0.5–33.75)

0.001*

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

0.28 ± 0.4 (0–1)

0.39 ± 0.7 (0–2)

0.14

0.26 ± 0.6 (0–2)

0.38 ± 0.5 (0–2)

0.25

   Stromal (s)

0 1 ± 0.5 (0–2)

0.01 ± 0.3 (0–1)

0.45

0 ± 0.4 (0–2)

0.1 ± 0.2 (0–1)

0.55

   Both (i + s)

0.18 ± 0.1 (0.02–1.38)

0.27 ± 0.1 (0.02–1.17)

0.92

0.15 ± 0.5 (0.02–1.38)

0.27 ± 0.3 (0.06–1.17)

0.13

  Total (TC + IF)

0.96 ± 0.5 (0.05–9.31)

2.83 ± 1.7 (0.01–17.01)

0.035*

0.72 ± 0.5 (0.01–7.06)

5.95 ± 6.8 (0.28–17.01)

0.001*

CD68

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

23 ± 15.3 (6–87)

51 ± 52.0 (5–89)

0.94

33 ± 29.8 (9–87)

36 ± 25.4 (5–89)

0.49

   Stromal (s)

3 ± 8.0 (1–4)

6 ± 9.1 (1–18)

0.012*

4 ± 2.3 (1–10)

5 ± 4.9 (1–18)

0.07

   Both (i + s)

70 ± 55.1 (16–181)

113 ± 55.1 (11–188)

0.97

71 ± 53 (23–188)

94 ± 61 (11–186)

0.41

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

20 ± 27.3 (6–55)

38 ± 27.0 (10–175)

0.016*

23 ± 21 (10–55)

35 ± 55 (6–175)

0.046*

   Stromal (s)

5 ± 1.0 (2–23)

10 ± 4.7 (5–36)

0.79

5 ± 10.5 (2–36)

10 ± 5.8 (2–23)

0.14

   Both (i + s)

59 ± 28.9 (24–130)

119 ± 103.4 (29–375)

0.019*

77 ± 44 (24–175)

133 ± 110 (40–375)

0.06

  Total (TC + IF)

339 ± 211 (147–853)

504 ± 592 (132–1829)

0.008*

351 ± 143 (150–543)

785 ± 623 (132–1829)

0.001*

CD163

 TC

   Intratumoral (i)

55 ± 61.0 (7–207)

91 ± 65.2 (8–229)

0.93

76 ± 58 (7–207)

75 ± 69.7 (15–229)

0.54

   Stromal (s)

5 ± 3.2 (4–15)

8 ± 4.1 (4–18)

0.36

5 ± 4.4 (4–18)

7 ± 2.8 (4–13)

0.26

   Both (i + s)

120 ± 52 (40–429)

198 ± 31 (51–467)

0.90

162 ± 52 (40–429)

162 ± 64 (47–462)

0.46

 IF

   Intratumoral (i)

30 ± 21.0 (6–82)

49 ± 36.1 (16–117)

0.028*

24 ± 21.5 (6–46)

32 ± 36.8 (16–116)

0.013*

   Stromal (s)

16 ± 14.3 (5–50)

23 ± 28.5 (3–80)

0.03*

13 ± 21.5 (3–73)

7 ± 24.8 (4–80)

0.83

   Both (i + s)

89 ± 35.8 (41–176)

162 ± 79.1 (45–253)

0.005*

91 ± 47 (41–181)

121 ± 83 (48–253)

0.004*

  Total (TC + IF)

1171 ± 723 (463–2838)

2402 ± 1935 (406–5978)

0.009*

1086 ± 481 (463–1820)

2578 ± 2026 (406–5978)

0.001*

Total

 Total TIL (CD3 + CD8 + Foxp3)

   TC

113 ± 114.2 (23–361)

375 ± 279.6 (13–885)

0.007*

110 ± 134 (31–481)

368 ± 278 (13–885)

0.001*

   IF

238 ± 85.4 (87–350)

460 ± 245.6 (104–886)

0.003*

254 ± 116 (89–495)

394 ± 245 (182–886)

0.007*

   TC + IF

351 ± 185 (185–689)

751 ± 485 (135–1524)

0.049*

410 ± 208 (135–793)

803 ± 416 (216–1524)

0.037*

 Total TAM (CD68 + CD163)

   TC

223 ± 164 (63–587)

315 ± 160 (75–591)

0.96

269 ± 160 (68–587)

266 ± 178 (63–591)

0.63

   IF

142 ± 50.9 (103–267)

300 ± 137.9 (74–588)

0.07

180 ± 82 (74–332)

272 ± 148 (105–588)

0.14

   TC + IF

1535 ± 934 (613–3691)

3139 ± 2527 (536–7807)

0.009*

1437 ± 624 (613–2329)

3363 ± 2649 (538–7807)

0.001*

  1. TIL tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, TAM tumor-associated macrophage, TC tumor center, IF Invasion front, SD standard deviation.
  2. *Significant P  <  0.05.