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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=Shera |