Diffuse expression of MUC6 defines a distinct clinicopathological subset of pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma

Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) of the lung is a unique variant of lung adenocarcinoma. Aberrant mucin expression is associated with cancer development and metastasis. However, the clinicopathological significance of mucin expression in IMA is not fully understood. Herein, we evaluated the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular characteristics of 70 IMA tumors. EGFR, KRAS, GNAS, and TP53 mutations were assessed by...