EZR and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: In colorectal cancer, Ezrin expression was associated with tumor grade (OR 3.94, 95% CI 2.10–3.78), TNM stage (OR 5.66, 95% CI 1.41–22.67), lymph node metastasis (OR 9.52, 95% CI 3.93–23.02), distant metastasis (OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.77–5.31), disease free survival (HR 2.48, 95% CI 1.44–4.28).