[Treatment by radiofrequency ablation for a renin-secreting juxtaglomerular tumour: a case report]

Prog Urol. 2014 May;24(6):349-52. doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2013.10.001. Epub 2013 Nov 22.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Juxtaglomerular cell tumors are rare and benign tumors, occurring in young patients. The standard treatment is partial nephrectomy. We report the case of a young 22-year-old patient with a renin-secreting tumor diagnosed during an exploration of severe hypertension associated with hypokalemia that we treated by radiofrequency ablation.

Keywords: Benign renal tumor; HTA secondaire; Juxtaglomerular cell tumor; Radiofrequency; Radiofréquence; Renal tumor; Secondary arterial hypertension; Tumeur bégnine du rein; Tumeur de l’appareil juxta-glomérulaire; Tumeur du rein; Tumeur à rénine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology*
  • Hypokalemia / etiology
  • Juxtaglomerular Apparatus*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Renin / adverse effects*
  • Renin / metabolism*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Renin