Progress of multiple primary esophageal carcinoma / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

Multiple primary esophageal carcinoma (MPEC) is a special type of esophageal carcinoma, including multiple sites in esophagus and carcinomas in esophagus and other organs that mostly occurs in the head and neck as well as stomach.With the great advance of researches,knowledge and diagnostic technique, the diagnosis rate of MPEC has been improved.The biological behavior, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of MPEC differ from esophageal cancer alone.This paper summarizes the research progress of MPEC.