Objective:This study aims to investigated and summarized the risk factors and clinicopathological characteristics of synchronous multiple early gastric cancer(SMEGC) to help clinicians improve the detection rate of SMEGC. Methods:Medical records of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) or high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (HGIN) wete retrospectively reviewed form June 2014 to December 2018. In total,517 patients were included. Results:SMEGC was diagnosed in 35 patients(6.8%). Male (P=0.028),chronic atrophy gastritis(P=0.024),and moderate to severe intestinal metaplasia(P=0.048) were independent risk factors for the SMEGC. Also,there were no significant differences in survival rates between patients with SMEGC and patients with single neoplasm(P=0.976). Further,main or minor lesions were defined according to Moertel standard. Main and minor lesions showed significant positive correlation in size(r=0.779,P=0.001). Macroscopic types were identical in 51%(P=0.02)between main lesions and minor lesions. Conclusion:Therefore,the endoscopic physicians need a more meticulous endoscopic examination and find the possibility of SMEGC considering characteristics of main and minor lesions.