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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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
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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
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spelling doaj-62bd472d56cc49b2812fce895a0a4d922020-11-25T01:09:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912011-01-0116415215410.4103/0971-9261.86876Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a childAltaf H SheraAejaz A BabaIftikhar H BakshiIqbal A LoneA 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.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=SheraHypertensionjuxtaglomerular apparatusplasma renin activityreninoma
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author Altaf H Shera
Aejaz A Baba
Iftikhar H Bakshi
Iqbal A Lone
spellingShingle Altaf H Shera
Aejaz A Baba
Iftikhar H Bakshi
Iqbal A Lone
Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Hypertension
juxtaglomerular apparatus
plasma renin activity
reninoma
author_facet Altaf H Shera
Aejaz A Baba
Iftikhar H Bakshi
Iqbal A Lone
author_sort Altaf H Shera
title Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
title_short Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
title_full Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
title_fullStr Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
title_sort recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: a rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
issn 0971-9261
1998-3891
publishDate 2011-01-01
description 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.
topic Hypertension
juxtaglomerular apparatus
plasma renin activity
reninoma
url 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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