Juxtaglomerular cell tumor of the kidney treated with nephron-sparing surgery.
A case of juxtaglomerular cell tumor of the right kidney is reported. A 30-year-old woman visited us with a complaint of headaches. Severe hypertension and an elevated level of plasma renin activity was seen at the initial evaluation. Computerized tomographic angiography revealed tumor vessels in the low-density mass in the right kidney. The preoperative diagnosis was renin-secreting tumor of the kidney, and nephron-sparing surgery was performed. The pathological findings showed a juxtaglomerular cell tumor. Postoperatively, prompt normalization of blood pressure and a reduced plasma renin activity level were observed.
Niikura
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Department of Urology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
Komatsu
K
K
Uchibayashi
T
T
Ise
T
T
Yokoyama
H
H
Kobayashi
K
K
Matsui
O
O
Nonomura
A
A
Namiki
M
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007606:Juxtaglomerular Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D009399:Nephrons; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D012083:Renin