MVP and neoplasm: For the TCGA-THCA cohort, the MVP mRNA expression in PTC was considerably correlated with tumor size (Figure 2A, p = 0.00052), lymph node status (Figure 2B, p = 2.2e-10), extrathyroidal invasion (Figure 2C, p = 9.3e-09), and pathologic stages (Figure 2D, p = 3.7e-07).