RENIN-SECRETING OVARIAN ADULT GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR IN A PATIENT WITH NEW-ONSET HYPERTENSION AND HYPOKALEMIA

AACE Clin Case Rep. 2018 Nov 1;5(2):e168-e171. doi: 10.4158/ACCR-2018-0355. eCollection 2019 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To describe a case of a renin-secreting ovarian tumor, which is a rare cause of hyperreninemia leading to secondary hypertension and hypokalemia.

Methods: We present the first case of a patient with a molecularly confirmed renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor.

Results: A 31-year-old female presented with hypertension and amenorrhea. She was found to have spontaneous hypokalemia. Computed tomography scan showed a pelvic mass which was resected and found to be a renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor. The hypertension and hypokalemia resolved after the mass was resected.

Conclusion: Renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumors are rare causes of hyperreninemia leading to hypertension and hypokalemia.

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  • Case Reports