[Multiple primary stomach tumors].

The observations over 15 cases of primary multiple stomach tumors (1.93% of cases of stomach cancer) are presented in the article. The synchronous tumors were diagnosed in 5 patients, the metachronous ones--in 10. As a rule, the synchronous lesion of the stomach is recognized at the operation or at histological study of ablaed stomach. In metachronous evolution of tumors cancer of the stomach stump was found within the follow-up period--from 2 to 26 years. To choose the volume of a surgical intervention for cancer of the stomach, it is expedient to carry out the biopsy of the mucous membrane from various sites during gastroscopy. The patients, operated upon for cancer of the stomach, need an active follow-up without time limitation.