A 10-year history of secondary hypertension: a challenging case of renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumor

J Hypertens. 2018 Aug;36(8):1772-1774. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001774.

Affiliations

¹ Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine.
² Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padova.
³ Radiology Unit, Hospital of Padua.
⁴ Institute of Radiology.
⁵ Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit.
⁶ Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 29952855
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001774

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism / etiology
Hypertension / etiology*
Hypokalemia / etiology
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus*
Kidney Neoplasms / blood*
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
Renin / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Renin