[Synchronous double cancers in the ovary and kidney--a case report].

UNLABELLED: A first case of synchronous double cancers in the ovary and kidney is presented. The patient is a 37-year-old woman complaining of an abdominal mass. Histopathological findings showed a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the right ovary and a renal cell carcinoma, common type, clear cell subtype of the right kidney. A metastatic renal cell carcinoma was found on the pelvic peritoneum and characteristic renal cancer cells were identified in the ascitic fluid. ( EVALUATIONS: ovarian cancer, stage Ia; renal cancer, stage IV) The patient received postoperative chemotherapy and, after recovery, was discharged in a healthy condition. Her 11-month postoperative evaluation revealed no evidence of disease.