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. 2008 Nov 4;99(11):1867–1873. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604756

Table 2. Intratumoural infiltration with positively stained cells.

  Intraepithelial Stromal Intraepithelial/stromal
(a) Infiltration with FOXP3-positive cells (median number of cells per 0.25 mm2)
 MSI-H CRC 8.5 181.5 0.05
 MSS CRC 3.1 137.1 0.01
       
P-value <0.001 0.06 <0.001
       
(b) Infiltration with CD3-positive cells (median number of cells per 0.25 mm2)
 MSI-H CRC 60.8 370.8 0.18
 MSS CRC 14.1 320.1 0.05
       
P-value <0.001 0.06 <0.001
       
(c) Infiltration with CD8-positive cells (median number of cells per 0.25 mm2)
 MSI-H CRC 32.5 107.4 0.30
 MSS CRC 6.3 47.7 0.11
       
P-value <0.001 0.009 <0.001

All P-values were computed using the exact Mann–Whitney test.