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Synchronous papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity and membranous nephropathy has not been reported in the current study. (We searched in PubMed, Web of Science databases, Embase, and Medline in the English language from 1970 to October 2024. The keywords used were \u201cpapillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity\u201d and \u201cmembranous nephropathy\u201d.)<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 66-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with lower extremity edema and hypertension and presented with nephrotic syndrome including hypoalbuminemia and proteinuria. Enhanced CT scan showed a 3.7*3.0 cm round-like soft tissue density foci at the lower pole of the left kidney, with obvious inhomogeneous enhancement. The patient underwent a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy of the left kidney. Histologic and immunohistochemical results showed typical features of PRNRP, including a papillary structure covered by a single layer of cuboidal cells with finely grained eosinophilic cytoplasm, nuclei that were mostly regular and apically located, and GATA3 (+). The biopsy of pericarcinoma tissue showed membranous nephropathy and glomerular segmental sclerosis. The patient\u2019s nephrotic syndrome resolved and the tumor did not recur or metastasize during 22 months of postoperative follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We reported a case of synchronous papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity with membranous nephropathy. 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