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Synchronous renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and colon cancer are rare. A single-stage, robot-assisted surgery combining radical nephrectomy and sigmoid colectomy proved feasible and safe for a patient with these synchronous cancers.

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Keywords:

renal cell carcinoma robotic surgery robot‐assisted radical nephrectomy robot‐assisted sigmoid colectomy sigmoid colon cancer

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