There was a significant correlation between the DEPDC1 expression and the lymphatic metastasis parameters (P = 0.030), TNM stage (P = 0.032), while there was no correlation between the DEPDC1 and other parameters including age (P = 0.204), gender (P = 0.153), blood glucose (P = 0.432), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.773), TNM stage (P = 0.861), radiotherapy (P = 0.624), chemotherapy (P = 0.569), relapse (P = 0.174), differentiation (P = 0.514). The gene discussed is DEPDC1; the disease is metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.