Table 2 Clinicopathological background of NUT carcinoma, basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma
| Â | Age | Sex | Site | Smoking | Smoking index | Specimen | Time (days) | Prognosis | Initial diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NUT carcinoma (n = 8) | |||||||||
 1 | 67 | M | Lung | Former | 450 | Biopsy | 32 | Dead | Small cell carcinoma |
 2 | 64 | M | Pleura | Former | 430 | Biopsy | 71 | Dead | Malignant cells (pleural effusion) |
 3 | 46 | M | Lung | Former | 220 | Biopsy | 73 | Dead | Small cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, p/d |
 4 | 46 | M | Maxillary sinus | Never | 0 | Biopsy | 139 | Dead | Nonepithelial tumor |
 5 | 47 | M | Ethmoid sinus | Never | 0 | Biopsy | 2167 | Alive | Squamous cell carcinoma |
 6 | 49 | F | Ethmoid sinus | Never | 0 | Biopsy | 904 | Alive | Squamous cell carcinoma |
 7 | 15 | F | Lung | Never | 0 | Biopsy | 272 | Alive | NUT carcinoma |
 8 | 22 | M | Maxillary sinus | Never | 0 | Biopsy | 530 | Alive | Squamous cell carcinoma |
average age  ± SD : 44.5 ± 18.1 | |||||||||
 Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (n = 8) | |||||||||
  1 | 81 | M | Lung | Former | 435 | Resection | 570 | Alive |  |
  2 | 54 | M | Lung | Former | 560 | Biopsy | 1986 | Dead |  |
  3 | 65 | M | Lung | Current | 780 | Resection | 2649 | Alive |  |
  4 | 64 | M | Lung | Current | 820 | Resection | 2133 | Alive |  |
  5 | 82 | M | Lung | Current | 1000 | Resection | 2519 | Alive |  |
  6 | 78 | M | Lung | Former | 800 | Biopsy | 713 | Dead |  |
  7 | 68 | M | Lung | Former | 1760 | Resection | 1146 | Dead |  |
  8 | 77 | F | Lung | Former | 1000 | Resection | 1142 | Alive |  |
average age  ± SD : 71.1 ± 8.4 | |||||||||
 Small cell carcinoma (n = 13) | |||||||||
  1 | 63 | M | Lung | Former | 1500 | Biopsy | 235 | Dead |  |
  2 | 69 | M | Lung | Former | 900 | Resection | 576 | Dead |  |
  3 | 62 | M | Lymph node | Current | 1600 | Biopsy | 1143 | Dead |  |
  4 | 71 | M | Lymph node | Current | 2040 | Biopsy | 119 | Dead |  |
  5 | 83 | M | Lung | Former | 1120 | Biopsy | 63 | Alive |  |
  6 | 49 | M | Lymph node | Former | 1160 | Biopsy | 708 | Dead |  |
  7 | 81 | F | Lung | Current | 470 | Biopsy | 642 | Dead |  |
  8 | 61 | M | Lymph node | Former | 820 | Biopsy | 713 | Dead |  |
  9 | 66 | M | Lung | Former | 840 | Resection | 343 | Dead |  |
  10 | 64 | M | Lung | Former | 860 | Biopsy | 653 | Alive |  |
  11 | 76 | M | Liver meta | Former | 1020 | Biopsy | 391 | Dead |  |
  12 | 75 | M | Lymph node | Former | 1000 | Biopsy | 1085 | Alive |  |
  13 | 62 | M | Lymph node | Current | 840 | Biopsy | 251 | Dead |  |
average age  ± SD : 67.8 ± 9.0 | |||||||||