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Recurrent malignant juxtaglomerular cell tumor: A rare cause of malignant hypertension in a child

A juxtaglomerular cell tumor or reninoma is a very rare renin-secreting tumor of the kidney and can be an unusual cause of secondary hypertension. We report a case of recurrence of this uncommon tumor at the hilum of left kidney in an 8-year-old male child.

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Autores principales: Shera, Altaf H., Baba, Aejaz A., Bakshi, Iftikhar H., Lone, Iqbal A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22121315
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.86876