Correction to: BMC Cancer 21, 158 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07825-5

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in their affiliation.

The corrected affiliation is: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing University Center Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, No.1 Healthy Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400014 China

The original article [1] has been corrected.