Juxtaglomerular cell tumor as a rare cause of hypertension in adults
The juxtaglomerular cell tumor is a cause of secondary hypertension in adults. A 35-year-old female patient suffering from hypertension and low serum potassium had a 3 × 3 cm solid mass at the lower pole of left kidney diagnosed by abdominal sonography. Partial nephrectomy was performed and the post...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/67677 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-55382004000200006 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67677 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Juxtaglomerular apparatus Kidney neoplasms Urologic neoplasms enalapril potassium adult case report computer assisted tomography Doppler echography female histopathology human human tissue hypertension hypokalemia immunohistochemistry juxtaglomerular cell kidney mass kidney tumor partial nephrectomy physical examination potassium blood level treatment outcome tumor volume Adult Female Humans Hypertension, Renal Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Kidney Neoplasms |
| Summary: | The juxtaglomerular cell tumor is a cause of secondary hypertension in adults. A 35-year-old female patient suffering from hypertension and low serum potassium had a 3 × 3 cm solid mass at the lower pole of left kidney diagnosed by abdominal sonography. Partial nephrectomy was performed and the postoperatory was uneventful. Normalization of blood pressure was observed within the first month. |
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