Slug and Vimentin levels were significantly increased in patients with T-stage ≥ T3, while patients who had lymph node metastasis had significantly higher HAS-2, SNAI1, TWIST1, N-Cadh, Slug, and MMP-9 (Supplementary Table S5). The gene discussed is SNAI1; the disease is metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.