Research Article

Angiogenesis in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: An Intercategory Comparison of Microvessel Density

Table 2

MVD in various NHL subgroups and reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (expressed as mean micro-vessel count per mm2).

NHL typeMVD (per mm2) mean ± SD

ML, small lymphocytic 7 6 . 7 8 ± 1 0 . 4 1
ML, follicular 1 4 1 . 2 1 ± 2 3 . 3 3
ML, diffuse large cell 1 4 9 . 9 1 ± 1 3 . 6 8
ML, lymphoblastic 1 2 4 . 4 5 ± 3 5 . 9 4
MALTomas 1 0 6 . 0 3 ± 3 2 . 0 3
ML, peripheral T cell 1 8 3 . 4 2 ± 8 . 2 4
Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia 1 9 1 . 9 2 ± 1 2 . 1 6

ML: malignant lymphoma.