Secondary hypertension due to a renin-producing teratoma.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2003
Abstract
Twenty cases of extrarenal renin-secreting tumors have been reported, but this is the first case of a renin-producing teratoma. The patient was a 17-year-old African American girl who presented with hypertension and hypokalemia, and who was documented to have a plasma aldosterone-to-renin activity ratio consistent with secondary aldosteronism. Computed tomography demonstrated a pelvic tumor suspicious for a teratoma. With no other apparent etiology for the secondary aldosteronism, the teratoma was suspected to be an extrarenal renin-secreting tumor. This was confirmed after surgery by pathologic evaluation, and significantly reduced requirements for antihypertensive medication and potassium supplementation.
Volume
16
Issue
7
First Page
592
Last Page
595
ISSN
0895-7061
Published In/Presented At
Pursell, R. N., & Quinlan, P. M. (2003). Secondary hypertension due to a renin-producing teratoma. American journal of hypertension, 16(7), 592–595. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-7061(03)00865-3
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12850394
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article