A tiny renal renin-secreting tumor.
A small 5 mm renal renin-secreting tumor is described in a child. Suggestions are made to circumvent the difficulties in investigating such cases. It is stressed that the diagnosis is probably often missed especially in the case of very small tumors.
Robitaille
P
P
Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Canada.
Mongeau
J G
JG
Garel
L
L
Dubois
J
J
Russo
P
P
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology; D007606:Juxtaglomerular Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*
D012083:Renin