Table 4.
CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in cutaneous adnexal carcinomas
| Intratumoral CD8+ TIL | Stromal CD8+ TIL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higha (%) | Lowb (%) | High (%) | Low (%) | |
| Sweat gland carcinoma | 12 (20) | 48 (80) | 26 (43) | 34 (57) |
| Porocarcinoma | 5 (36) | 9 (64) | 9 (64) | 5 (36) |
| Hidradenocarcinoma | 3 (27) | 8 (73) | 4 (36) | 7 (64) |
| Ductular adenocarcinoma NOS | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
| Microcystic adnexal carcinoma | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) |
| Syringoid eccrine carcinoma | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) |
| Apocrine carcinoma | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 3 (40) | 2 (60) |
| Invasive EMPD | 2 (28) | 5 (72) | 5 (72) | 2 (28) |
| Digital papillary adenocarcinoma | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) |
| Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
| Sebaceous carcinoma | 1 (6) | 17 (94) | 7 (39) | 11 (61) |
| Trichoblastic carcinoma | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) |
| Total | 13 (16) | 70 (84) | 36 (43) | 47 (57) |
aHigh is defined as any with score of “moderate” or “abundant” infiltrates
bLow is defined as those scores of “absent” or “mild”infiltrates as described in the “Materials and methods”