Figure 2.
CNA comparison of seroma BIA-ALCL and tumor BIA-ALCL. (A) Box plots of the percentage of the genome gained or lost in seroma BIA-ALCL (average 31%) and tumor BIA-ALCL (average 19%). Seroma BIA-ALCL has a significantly higher copy number load. Significance was calculated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for independent samples and paired samples separately, after which a weighted pooled P value was calculated (P = .008) (supplemental Table 2). (B) Heterogeneity of seroma BIA-ALCL (average 0.074) and tumor BIA-ALCL (average 0.041). Seroma BIA-ALCL is significantly more heterogeneous. A Wilcoxon rank-sum test was performed for independent samples and paired samples separately, after which a weighted pooled P value was calculated (P = .002) (supplemental Table 2). (C) Comparison plot for CNAs between seroma BIA-ALCL (filled) and tumor BIA-ALCL (lines). Gains (positive value, red) and losses (negative value, blue) are depicted, which are sorted by chromosomal position (x-axis). (D) Plot of P value calculated with a 2-sided Wilcoxon rank-sum test with 10 000 permutations (pink) and FDR (striped segments) of the difference in CNA frequencies. The horizontal dotted lines show the significance thresholds (red: P < .05; blue: FDR < 0.1). When the difference in CNA level crosses the P value and the FDR level is <0.1, the difference is considered significant. A significant difference is seen for the subcentromeric gain of chromosome 20, which is present in 8 seroma BIA-ALCLs and missing in all tumor BIA-ALCLs. No statistically significant difference was observed for any other region.