Univariate analysis of survival revealed that the relative level of PTTG3P expression (P < 0.001), tumour grade (P < 0.001), lymphatic metastasis (P = 0.002) and TNM stage (P < 0.001) was prognostic indicators of DFS (Table 2) and OS (Table 3). Here, PTTG3P is linked to neoplasm.