A patient with a juxtaglomerular cell tumor with histological vascular invasion.
BACKGROUND
A 51-year-old woman was referred to the Hypertension Clinic of L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital, University of Québec Hospital Centre, with hypertension. Her hypertension had been evolving for approximately 30 years and was refractory to maximum doses of four antihypertensive agents. Routine blood testing revealed mild hypokalemia.


METHODS
Physical examination, urine and blood analyses including measurement of renin and aldosterone levels, echocardiography, fundoscopy, abdominal-pelvis CT scan and histopathology studies.


METHODS
Juxtaglomerular cell tumor with vascular invasion.


RESULTS
Radical nephrectomy, and follow-up visits to monitor blood pressure and renin levels.
Beaudoin
Jonathan
J
Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Périgny
Martine
M
Têtu
Bernard
B
Lebel
Marcel
M
D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007606:Juxtaglomerular Apparatus; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin