BackgroundThe presence of histologically different neoplasms in the same organ is rare in pathologic practice. We report multiple synchronous masses of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity in the same kidney. Herein, we present the first well-explained case with immunohistochemical findings with next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis. Case presentationA 61-year-old man was incidentally found to have a left renal mass on imaging studies performed for workup of left back pain and urine color change for one week. A laparoscopic left radical nephrectomy was performed. Gross examination showed lobulated masses in the upper to mid pole measuring 5.6 × 4.0 × 3.3 cm and 1.1 × 1.0 × 1.0 cm in the lower pole. Microscopic findings revealed these to be two different separate masses of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity. NGS analyses revealed KRAS gene mutation (c.35G>T/p.G12V in exon 2) in the papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity, with an additional PIK3CA gene mutation restricted to the clear cell renal cell carcinoma (c.1624G>A/p.E542K in exon 10).ConclusionsWe report here an extraordinarily rare case of a patient diagnosed with multiple synchronous renal tumors of papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity and clear cell renal cell carcinoma. We identified simultaneous KRAS and PIK3CA mutations in two different renal masses in the same kidney for the first time. New pathologic assessment with comparative molecular analysis of mutational profiles may be helpful for tumor studies.