<b>Results</b>: High expression of VCP/p97 was significantly correlated with large tumor size (<i>p</i> < 0.001), Fuhrman nuclear grade (<i>p</i> = 0.003), advanced TNM stage (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and distant metastasis (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Here, VCP is linked to neoplasm.