Evaluation of survivin expression revealed a median total score of 8 (IQR 6.5–8) in carcinomas in T1 (n = 4), a total score of 4 in one carcinoma in T2, a median total score of 8 (IQR 8–9) in carcinomas in T3 (n = 10), a median total score of 6 (IQR 2.5–8) in sarcomas in T3 (n = 6) and a median total score of 8 (IQR 8–12) in T4 carcinomas (n = 3), as well as 12 in T4 sarcoma (n = 1). Here, BIRC5 is linked to carcinoma.