Table 2.

Distribution of MUC2, MUC5B, MUC5AC in the different grades of pseudomyxoma peritonei mucin samples.

Patient No	MUCIN GRADE	MUC2	MUC5B	MUC5AC
1	soft	-	-	-
2	Soft	+	+	+
3	Soft	+	-	+
4	Soft	+	+	+
5	Soft	+	+	-
6	Soft	+	+	-
7	Soft	+	+	-
8	Soft	+	+	+
9	soft	-	-	-
10	Soft	+	+	-
11	Semi hard	+	+	+
12	Semi hard	+	+	+
13	Semi hard	+	+	+
14	Hard	+	-	+
15	Hard	+	+	-
16	hard	+	-	+

(+) = presence or (-) absence of specific protein.