However, c-Met-positive expression was associated with age (P = 0.11), gender (P = 0.68), tumor location (P = 0.50), tumor size (P = 0.17), degree of differentiation (P = 0.12), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.98), invasive depth (P = 0.87), AJCC stage (P = 0.25), vascular invasion (P = 0.60), nerve invasion (P = 0.69), and hematogenous metastasis (P = 0.07). Here, MET is linked to neoplasm.