DICER1 and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: The only exceptions were a significantly higher level of DICER expression in patients with early stages (IA–IIIA) compared to those in advanced stages (IIIB–IV) (p = 0.002, Figure 4A), and in patients without lymph node metastases (p = 0.045, Figure 4B) compared to those with metastatic lymph nodes.