The p-Akt Ser473, p-Akt Thr308, Akt2, Akt3, PI3K and PTEN showed expression in the cytoplasm or both in the cytoplasm and in the nuclei of tumor cells in the majority of cases, while pure nuclear staining was demonstrated in a smaller proportion of the tumors, varying from 7% of all immunohistochemically positive tumors for PTEN to 19% for p-Akt Thr308 and Akt3. This evidence concerns the gene PTEN and neoplasm.