p53 (χ2,20.322; P=0.001) and EGFR (χ2,8.337; P=0.005) expression were found to correlate with T stage, whereas MDM2 (χ2,16.361; P=0.001) expression was found to correlate with lymph node metastasis. Here, TP53 is linked to metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.