Tissue organs Acidic mucin     Neutral mucin       Mild Moderate Marked Mild Moderate Marked Colon n=16 9 6 1 0 0 0 Ovary n=13 10 0 1 1 1 0 Lung n=5 4 1 0 0 0 0 Total 23 7 2 1 1 0 Percent % 67.6% 20.6% 5.9% 2.9% 2.9% 0 Mild =+, Moderate =++, Marked=+++

Table 1: Shows staining results of Alcian blue–PAS in different organs.