Table 2 Association of clinical features and number of tertiary lymphoid structures in TME

From: Tertiary lymphoid structures associated with improved survival and enhanced antitumor immunity in acral melanoma

Features

TNM Stage (n, mean)

P value

Sex (n, mean)

P-value

I-II

III

Male

Female

Total TLSs

8.930

6.530

0.123

8.820

7.130

0.378

intratumoral TLSs

4.110

2.110

0.053

4.270

2.370

0.555

intratumoral eTLSs

2.260

0.740

0.036

1.770

1.500

0.770

intratumoral pTLSs

0.700

0.470

0.094

0.950

0.290

0.453

intratumoral sTLSs

1.150

0.890

0.528

1.550

0.580

0.570

peritumoral TLSs

4.810

4.420

0.840

4.550

4.750

0.956

peritumoral eTLSs

3.150

2.470

0.838

2.590

3.130

0.577

peritumoral pTLSs

0.780

0.790

0.762

0.730

0.830

0.641

peritumoral sTLSs

0.890

1.160

0.841

1.230

0.790

0.527