Tumor 4 showed amplification of PIKC3A, SOX2, TP63, EGFR, PTK2, NOTCH 1, 2 & 3, AJUBA, TRAF3, ERBB2, MYC, and KMT2D, loss of CDKN2A, FAT1, APC, RB1, KLK12, SMAD4, and PTEN, and LOH of FHIT, CDKN2A, CASP8, TP53 and NFE2L2, which have all been reported in HNSCC (1, 13). This evidence concerns the gene TP53 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.