title: Primary malignant retroperitoneal germ cell tumour presenting with accelerated hypertension.
abstract: A 42 year old man presented with accelerated hypertension and an abdominal mass that proved to be a primary malignant retroperitoneal germ cell tumour involving renal vessels. The hypertension resolved with chemotherapy. To our knowledge this is the first case of a primary malignant retroperitoneal germ cell tumour to present with accelerated hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Restrick
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ledermann
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Hoffbrand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents