The effects of PFKM, ADGRG1, ALDOA, GAK, RDH11, TJP3, TPM3, TPT1, and VDAC1 on the prognosis of HNSCC and the immunological changes in the HNSCC microenvironment have rarely been reported and need further investigation. The gene discussed is TJP3; the disease is head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.