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Table 2 Comparison between NMDAR-E-associated and control teratomas with nervous tissue

From: Immunopathological characterization of ovarian teratomas associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

 

NMDAR-E teratomas (n = 27)

Control teratomas (n = 40)

p-value

Nervous tissue, n (%)

26 (96)

15 (38)

5. 10−7***

 Central

26/26 (100)

15/15 (100)

1

  Solid

19/26 (73)

9/15 (60)

0.49

  Cystic

17/26 (65)

12/15 (80)

0.47

  Choroid plexus

12/26 (46)

5/15 (33)

0.51

 Peripheral

9/26 (34)

7/15 (46)

0.51

 Enteric

6/26 (23)

1/15 (6)

0.23

Teratomas displaying histological features

of gliomas, n (%)

3/26 (12)

0/15 (0)

0.54

Inflammatory infiltrates in contact to central nervous tissue, n (%)

26/26 (100)

2/15 (13)

5. 10−9***

 Tertiary lymphoid structures

13/26 (50)

1/15 (6)

0.006

  1. ***: significant after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, p < 0.001