These findings indicate that TIMP-1 expression might be linked to more aggressive subtypes of breast cancer and are consistent with previous studies reporting that TIMP-1 expression is associated with a poor prognosis in breast cancer [40], colorectal cancer [41], laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma [42] and hepatocellular carcinoma [43]. This evidence concerns the gene TIMP1 and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.