The survival rate in the 5 years following tumor resection was estimated to be 95, 85, 20 and 0% for patients with -, +, ++ and +++ MMP-7 expression, respectively, and 50, 80, 93 and 100% for patients with -, +, ++ and +++ TIMP-2 expression, respectively. The gene discussed is MMP7; the disease is neoplasm.