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

• Main Authors: Altaf H Shera (Author), Aejaz A Baba (Author), Iftikhar H Bakshi (Author), Iqbal A Lone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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.