MALAT1 and neoplasm: There were no significant differences in MALAT1 expression detected in different age (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.43–1.24, P = 0.240), gender (HR = 0.73, 95%CI: 0.44–1.20, P = 0.210), clinical stage (HR = 1.48, 95%CI: 0.27–7.94, P = 0.650), tumor size (HR = 0.95, 95%CI: 0.50–1.81, P = 0.890) and distant metastasis (HR = 1.98, 95%CI: 0.32–12.05, P = 0.40).