title: Arterial hypertension due to a renin-producing renal carcinoma.
abstract: The case history of a patient with arterial hypertension and increased plasma renin activity is reported. The causative pathology was found to be a renal carcinoma. After nephrectomy both blood pressure and plasma renin activity returned to normal.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012083:Renin