Recent systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluating the role of VEGF in malignant salivary gland tumors depicted that this angiogenic factor has been associated with prognosis and tumor progression; however, in some malignant salivary gland tumors, the prognostic value of VEGF is yet unclear (E. Dos Santos, Ramos, et al., 2021). Here, VEGFA is linked to salivary gland cancer.