Occludin positivity was found in 134 of 148 tumor categories and was most frequent in adenocarcinomas (37.5-100%) and neuroendocrine neoplasms (67.9-100%), less common in squamous cell carcinomas (23.8-93%) and in malignant mesotheliomas (up to 48.1%), and rare in Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (1-2%) and most mesenchymal tumors. The gene discussed is OCLN; the disease is adenocarcinoma.