Correction to: Cancer Cell Int (2021) 21:167 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-01863-6

Following the publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that they had supplied an incorrect Fig. 5 (the IHC staining of PTHLH in HNSCC sample), the original figure was from Human Protein Atlas (https://www.proteinatlas.org/ENSG00000087494-PTHLH/pathology/head+and+neck+cancer#img).

Fig. 5
figure 5

The expression of hub genes in HPA at the protein level, as shown through immunohistochemical analysis

The correct Fig. 5 is given above in this correction article. The results and conclusions described are not affected by these corrections. The authors sincerely apologize for the error.

The original article has been corrected.