The cell density and distribution of CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ TILs in paraffin-embedded tissues were also analyzed for their association with other clinicopathological features such as International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) status, and lymph node metastasis of 96 cervical cancer patients. Here, CD8A is linked to metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.