title: Juxtaglomerular cell tumor of the kidney treated with nephron-sparing surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchibayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ise
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nonomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Namiki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012083:Renin