LIPT1 and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: ATP7A (P = 0.007), LIPT1 (P = 0.009), DLAT (P = 0.006) and NDOR1 (P = 0.039) expression were remarkably interrelated to lymph node metastasis (N classification) (Figures 4A, F, G, J).