Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child

Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child

A juxtaglomerular cell tumor or reninoma is a very rare renin-secreting tumor of the kidney and can be an unusual cause of secondary hypertension. We report a case of recurrence of this uncommon tumor at the hilum of left kidney in an 8-year-old male child.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Altaf H Shera, Aejaz A Baba, Iftikhar H Bakshi, Iqbal A Lone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Hypertension
juxtaglomerular apparatus
plasma renin activity
reninoma
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=Shera

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