Table 2. Differences between nonmucinous and invasive mucinous adenocarcinomas.
Non-mucinous AIS/MIA/LPA | Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma | |
---|---|---|
Cell type | ||
Mucin-filled | √ | |
Columnar | √ | |
Goblet | √ | |
Type II pneumocyte | √ | |
Clara cell | √ | |
IHC | ||
CK7 | +++ | +++ |
CK20 | + | ++ |
TTF-1 | ++ | + |
Genotype | ||
KRAS mutation | + | +++ |
EGFR mutation | ++ | + |
AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; MIA, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma; LPA, lepidic-predominant adenocarcinoma; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor.