A Renin-Secreting Tumour with Severe Hypertension and Cardiova-Scular Disease: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Gianpaolo Rossi Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Padua, Italy

Lucia Zanin Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Padua, Italy

Paolo Dessi-Fulgheri Department of Patologia Medica, University of Ancona, Italy

Sergio Savastano Department of Radiology, University of Padua, Italy

Andrea Cavazzana Department of Pathology, University of Padua, Italy

Tommaso Prayer-Galetti Department of Urology, University of Padua, Italy

Alessandro Rappelli Department of Patologia Medica, University of Ancona, Italy

Achille C. Pessina Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Padua, Italy

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Abstract

A case of renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumour which presented with a severe hypertensive crisis and did not respond to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors but was promptly controlled by intravenous labetalol is reported. The diagnostic difficulties which can be encountered in such cases and the usefulness of the different diagnostic tests, including renal vein renin measurement, are discussed.

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