Open AccessClinical analysis of multiple primary malignancies in the digestive system: A hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Hui-Yun Cheng,
ChengHsin Chu,
Wen-Hsiung Chang,
TzuChi Hsu,
SheeChan Lin,
Chuan-Chuan Liu,
Anne Yuqing Yang,
ShouChuan Shih
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4215
Subject(s) - medicine , genitourinary system , cancer , prostate , oncology , cervix , stomach , survival rate , gastroenterology
To analyze the characteristics of multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) of digestive system; including incidence, types of tumor combinations, time intervals between development of multiple tumors, clinical course, and prognostic factors affecting survival and mortality.