In addition, the results showed an inverse relationship between high N-cadherin expression and low miR-338-3p expression in HCC patients with metastasis; N-cadherin expression in specimens of the high miR-338-3p expression group was significantly less than in the low miR-338-3p expression group (P < 0.05, Figure 6A and 6C). Here, CDH2 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.