In light of this, it is an interesting finding that ezrin expression has been inversely correlated with tumor differentiation in prostate cancer[33], and that moesin, another ERM protein, showed higher incidences of lymph node metastases when it was associated with a cytoplasmic distribution as opposed to a membranous one in oral squamous cell carcinoma[34]. This evidence concerns the gene ETV5 and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.