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In total, 64 patients with PSCC were enrolled. At the end of the follow-up period, 15 patients (23.4%) died owing to PSCC and six (9.4%) died owing to other causes. The 2- and 3-year CSS rates were 78.9% and 76.6%, respectively. Using the Kaplan\u2013Meier method, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0, serum albumin levels \u22654.2 g\/dL, hemoglobin levels \u226513.2 g\/dL, C-reactive protein levels &lt;0.21 mg\/dL, clinical T stage \u22642, clinically negative lymph node (LN) status, and tumor size &lt;30 mm were associated with a significantly better CSS. In the multivariate analysis, the clinically positive LN status was a significant predictive factor for CSS in patients with PSCC. 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