The expression levels of HMGA2, FOXL2 and ITGA2 are higher in lymph nodes and distant metastases than in primary cancer tissue samples. A. Statistical analysis of the staining intensities of HMGA2, FOXL2, ITGA2 in primary cancer tissue samples and lymph node metastases. B. The comparison of 3 types of GC cases according to the relative expression of 3 proteins between lymph node metastases and primary cancer tissue samples. C. Statistical analysis of the staining intensities of HMGA2, FOXL2, ITGA2 in primary cancer tissue samples and distant metastases. D. The comparison of 3 types of GC cases according to the relative expression of 3 proteins between distant metastases and primary cancer tissue samples.