Two clusters (Clusters A and B) of the 87 patients analysed could be distinguished by their protein expression patterns: Cluster A (n = 34) consisted of carcinomas that showed a high abundance of HSP 27 and its phosphorylated forms (abbreviated p-HSP27) and low expression of GRP78, GRP94, HSP60, HSP70 and HSP90. This evidence concerns the gene HSPA5 and carcinoma.