Table 3. Average lymphatic density (LVD) and inflammatory grade.
| Tissue | Grade 0 Inflammation | Grade 1 Inflammation* | Grade 2 Inflammation | Grade 3 Inflammation | |
| Normal colon (n = 4) | Number | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg. LVD | 0 | - | - | - | |
| Inflamed colon (n = 4) | Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Avg. LVD | - | - | - | 2.3 | |
| Hyperplastic polyps (n = 6) | Number | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Avg. LVD | - | 1.5 | 3 | - | |
| Inflammatory polyps (n = 5) | Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Avg. LVD | - | - | - | 3.4 | |
| Adenomatous polyps (n = 12) | Number | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg. LVD | 3 | 2.1 | - | - | |
| Adenomatous polyps containing intramucosal carcinoma (n = 6) | Number | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Avg. LVD | - | 0.75 | 3 | - | |
| Invasive adeno-carcinoma (n = 5) | Number | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Avg. LVD | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | Avg. LVD | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3 |
* there was discrepancy in inflammatory grade assignment in five cases, each of which was resolved by consensus