Furthermore, elevated SNHG7 expression significantly predicted lymph node metastasis (LNM) (HR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.74–2.26, p<0.001) and distant metastasis (DM) (HR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.88–3.30, p<0.001) respectively (Fig. 4A and B). Here, SNHG7 is linked to metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.