Table 2 Pathological analysis for 24 resected/biopsied specimens.

From: Clinicopathological and genomic features in patients with head and neck neuroendocrine carcinoma

Sample ID

Available tumor specimen

Tumor location

Pathological subtype

Mixture of squamous cell carcinoma component

Ki-67 index

p16 expression

Rb expression

p53 overexpression

RB1 mutation

TP53 mutation

1

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

Pos

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

2

Biopsy

Oral

LCNEC

No

66%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

3

Biopsy

Nasal cavity

SCC

No

81%

NA

Neg

NA

Pos

Pos

4

Biopsy

Oropharynx

LCNEC

No

85%

Pos

Neg

Pos

Pos

Neg

5

Biopsy

Nasal cavity

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

Pos

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

6

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

Yes

91%

NA

Neg

Pos

Neg

Neg

7

Resection

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

No

NA

NA

NA

Neg

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

8

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

No

99%

NA

Neg

Pos

Neg

Pos

9

Biopsy

Larynx

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

10

Biopsy

Hypopharynx

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

11

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

No

72%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

12

Biopsy

Hypopharynx

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

13

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

No

84%

NA

Neg

Pos

Pos

Pos

14

Biopsy

Nasal cavity

SCC

No

64%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

15

Resection

Salivary gland

SCC

No

59%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Pos

16

Biopsy

Nasal cavity

SCC

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

17

Biopsy

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

No

NA

NA

Neg

Pos

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

18

Resection

Oropharynx

LCNEC

No

87%

Neg

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

19

Biopsy

Oropharynx

LCNEC

No

92%

Pos

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

20

Biopsy

Oropharynx

LCNEC

No

93%

Neg

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

21

Resection

Salivary gland

LCNEC

No

NA

NA

Pos

Pos

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

22

Resection

Paranasal sinus

LCNEC

Yes

96%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Pos

23

Biopsy

Oropharynx

SCC

No

NA

Neg

NA

Pos

Not analyzed

Not analyzed

24

Resection

Larynx

LCNEC

No

60%

NA

Pos

Pos

Neg

Pos

  1. SCC small cell carcinoma, LCNEC neuroendocrine large cell carcinoma, NA not available, Pos positive, Neg negative.