PROX1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: PROX-1 was shown to be necessary for the differentiation of lymphatic endothelial cells [11,55], and its expression was also correlated with lymphatic vascular invasion and metastasis in several types of cancers including esophagus squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), colorectal cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma [56,57,58].