LGALS3 and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: With the inclusion of influential factors (P<0.05) of Kaplan-Meier analysis into the results of COX proportional hazards model analysis, it was found that ezrin and galectin-3 protein expression, histological grade, stromal invasive depth and lymph node metastasis were risk factors for cervical cancer prognosis (Table 5).