VIM and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: A univariate analysis showed that EMT, positive expression of Brachyury, and Vimentin, and negative expression of E-cadherin were related to lymph node metastasis (odds ratios 5.936, 4.39, 3.368, and 0.444, respectively), while EMT, lacking expression of E-cadherin, and Vimentin were related to distant metastasis (odds ratios 11.768, 0.113, and 4.558, respectively).