The Q-test P values for TNM stage progression, T stage progression, M stage progression, N stage progression, vascular invasion, VEGF positivity, Borrmann stage progression, differentiation status, and tumor size were < 0.01, < 0.01, 0.12, < 0.01, 0.75, 0.25, 0.38, < 0.01, and 0.41, respectively (Fig. 2). This evidence concerns the gene VEGFA and neoplasm.