Table 1.

Expression of cancer-associated carbohydrates and mucins in mucinous adenocarcinomas from different locations

Carbohydrate/mucin	Stomach (n = 4) n (%)	Ampulla (n = 2) n (%)	Colon (n = 7) n (%)	Lung (n = 4) n (%)	Breast (n = 6) n (%)	Ovary (n = 5) n (%)	Total (n = 28) n (%)
Tn	4 (100)	2 (100)	7 (100)	4 (100)	6 (100)	4 (80)	27 (96)
STn	4 (100)	2 (100)	7 (100)	2 (50)	3 (50)	4 (80)	22 (78)
T	4 (100)	2 (100)	3 (43)	3 (75)	5 (83)	2 (40)	19 (68)
SLea	3 (75)	2 (100)	5 (71)	2 (50)	2 (33)	4 (80)	18 (64)
SLex	4 (100)	2 (100)	7 (100)	4 (100)	5 (83)	5 (100)	27 (96)
MUC1	4 (100)	2 (100)	6 (86)	3 (75)	6 (100)	5 (100)	25 (89)
MUC2	4 (100)*	2 (100)*	7 (100)*	3 (75)*	6 (100)*	2 (40)*	24 (86)*
	4 (100)†	2 (100)†	7 (100)†	2 (50)†	4 (67)†	2 (40)†	21 (75)†
MUC5AC	2 (50)	1 (50)	4 (57)	2 (50)	1 (17)	5 (100)	15 (54)
MUC6	0 (0)	1 (50)	1 (14)	1 (25)	2 (33)	2 (40)	7 (25)

^*MUC2 mucin detected by PMH1 MAb.

^†MUC2 mucin detected by Ccp58 MAb.