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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 3.
Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2021 Apr 24;43(8):2497–2509. doi: 10.1002/hed.26719

TABLE 1.

Original and reviewed diagnosis of the study cohort

N Site Specimen Type Original diagnosis Reviewed diagnosis Reason for discrepancy Fusion results
1 Major salivary Resection Chronic sialoadenitis AciCC Histology
2 Major salivary Resection SDC admixed with AciCC AciCC, high grade Histology, IHC
3 Major salivary Resection Adenocarcinoma, NOS ACC Histology, IHC
4 EAC Biopsy Basal cell carcinoma of skin ACC Histology
5 Trachea Biopsy PA ACC Histology
6 Major salivary Resection EMC ACC Histology
7 Oral Resection PAC ACC Histology, IHC
8 Oral Biopsy PAC ACC Histology
9 Oral Biopsy PAC ACC favored Histology
10 Oral Biopsy Adenosquamous carcinoma ACC Histology, IHC, molecular MYB fusion
11 Oral Biopsy PAC ACC Histology, IHC
12 SNT Resection PD ca favor SNUC ACC Histology No MYB fusion
13 SNT Resection ACC and adenocarcinoma NOS ACC with high-grade transformation Histology
14 Parapharynx Resection CA ex PA ACC with high-grade transformation Histology, IHC
15 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade Adenosquamous carcinoma favored Histology
16 Major salivary Resection ACC BCA Histology
17 Major salivary Resection BCA BCAC Histology
18 Major salivary Resection BCA BCAC and PA Histology, IHC
19 Nasopharynx Biopsy SqCC CCC Histology, molecular EWSR1 fusion
20 Oropharynx Biopsy SqCC CCC Histology, IHC, molecular EWSR1-ATF1
21 Oral Biopsy Adenocarcinoma, suggestive of SC MEC Histology
22 Nasopharynx Biopsy Carcinoma with squamous features and focal mucin, favor adenosquamous carcinoma MEC Histology, molecular MAML2 fusion
23 Major salivary Resection ACC MECA Histology
24 Major salivary Resection EMC MECA Histology
25 Major salivary Resection Oncocytic carcinoma MECA Histology, IHC
26 Major salivary Resection PA MECA Histology
27 Major salivary Resection PA MECA favored Histology
28 Major salivary Resection PA MECA favored Histology
29 Major salivary Resection PA MECA ex PA Histology
30 Major salivary Resection PA MECA ex PA Histology
31 Major salivary Resection PA MECA ex PA Histology
32 Major salivary Resection Adenocarcinoma ex PA MECA ex PA Histology, IHC No MAML2 fusion
33 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade NUT carcinoma Histology, IHC, molecular BRD4-NUTM1
34 Major salivary Resection CA ex PA PA, recurrent Histology
35 Major salivary Resection MEC PA Histology, molecular No MAML2 fusion
36 Major salivary Resection Metastatic carcinoma PA Histology
37 Major salivary Resection PAC PA Histology
38 Oral Resection ACC PAC Histology
39 Oral Biopsy Benign salivary tumor, favor monomorphic adenoma PAC favored Histology
40 Oropharynx Biopsy MEC, high grade PAC with high-grade transformation Histology, IHC
41 Major salivary Biopsy PA PAC/CASG Histology, IHC
42 Major salivary Resection AciCC SC Histology, IHC, molecular ETV6 fusion
43 Major salivary Resection AciCC SC Histology, IHC No ETV6 fusion
44 Major salivary Biopsy MEC SC Histology, IHC, molecular ETV6 fusion
45 Major salivary Resection MEC SC with high-grade transformation Histology, IHC, molecular ETV6-NTRK3
46 SNT Resection Adenocarcinoma, non-intestinal type SC with high-grade transformation Histology, IHC, molecular ETV6 fusion
47 Major salivary Resection Adenosquamous carcinoma SDC Histology
48 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade SDC Histology
49 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade SDC Histology, IHC
50 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade SDC Histology, IHC
51 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade SDC Histology, IHC
52 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade SDC Histology, IHC
53 Oral Biopsy MEC, high grade SDC Histology, molecular No MAML2 fusion
54 Major salivary Resection MEC, low grade SDC Histology, IHC
55 Major salivary Resection SqCC SDC Histology, IHC
56 Major salivary Biopsy SqCC SDC Histology, IHC
57 Major salivary Biopsy Benign SDC (small cluster) Histology
58 Orbit Resection CA ex PA SDC ex PA Histology
59 Orbit Biopsy SqCC Carcinoma with basaloid features of salivary gland origin Histology, IHC
60 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade Carcinoma with squamous and basaloid features Histology, molecular No MAML2 fusion
61 Major salivary Biopsy MEC, high grade Carcinoma with squamous features Histology
62 Oral Biopsy MEC Carcinoma, differential diagnoses include SC and MEC Histology
63 Major salivary Resection MEC, high grade Salivary carcinoma with SDC and MECA features, high grade Histology
64 Oral Biopsy Adenocarcinoma NOS Salivary gland neoplasm with ductal and myoepithelial features. Resection diagnosis: EMC Histology
65 Oral Biopsy PAC Salivary gland neoplasm with ductal and myoepithelial differentiation. The differential diagnosis includes ACC Histology
66 Major salivary Biopsy Mucin-producing carcinoma. Differential diagnoses include mucinous adenocarcinoma of skin adnexal origin and ACC SMARCB1-deficient carcinoma Histology, IHC

Abbreviations: ACC, adenoid cystic carcinoma; AciCC, acinic cell carcinoma; BAC, basal cell adenoma; BCAC, basal cell adenocarcinoma; CA ex PA, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma; CASG, cribriform adenocarcinoma of salivary gland; CCC, clear cell carcinoma; EMC, epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; IHC, immunohistochemistry; MEC, mucoepidermoid carcinoma; NOS, not otherwise specified; PA, pleomorphic adenoma; PAC, polymorphous adenocarcinoma; SC, secretory carcinoma; SDC, salivary duct carcinoma.