Association between miRNA-218 expression in CC tissue and (A) lymph node metastasis, (B) tumor stage, (C) pathological type and (D) tumor size. Patients with lymph node metastasis, later FIGO stages and more invasive pathological type exhibited lower expression of miRNA-218 in the CC tissue. The miRNA-218 expression in cancer tissue was not associated with tumor size. miRNA-218, microRNA-218; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; CC, cervical cancer.