In addition, p63 IHC is well established for facilitating the sometimes difficult and clinically highly relevant distinction of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung [22, 52] as well as ruling out invasive cancer by demonstrating a basal cell or myoepithelial cell layer in prostate, breast and salivary gland tumors [24, 67, 95]. The gene discussed is TP63; the disease is adenocarcinoma.