RENIN-SECRETING OVARIAN ADULT GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR IN A PATIENT WITH NEW-ONSET HYPERTENSION AND HYPOKALEMIA

OBJECTIVETo describe a case of a renin-secreting ovarian tumor, which is a rare cause of hyperreninemia leading to secondary hypertension and hypokalemia. METHODSWe present the first case of a patient with a molecularly confirmed renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor. RESULTSA 31-year-o...

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Published inAACE clinical case reports Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. e168 - e171
Main Authors Karaman, Rowan, Xu, Jin, Harrison, Ross F, Kushner, David M, Weisman, Paul S, Shenker, Yoram
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2019
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Summary:OBJECTIVETo describe a case of a renin-secreting ovarian tumor, which is a rare cause of hyperreninemia leading to secondary hypertension and hypokalemia. METHODSWe present the first case of a patient with a molecularly confirmed renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor. RESULTSA 31-year-old female presented with hypertension and amenorrhea. She was found to have spontaneous hypokalemia. Computed tomography scan showed a pelvic mass which was resected and found to be a renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor. The hypertension and hypokalemia resolved after the mass was resected. CONCLUSIONRenin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumors are rare causes of hyperreninemia leading to hypertension and hypokalemia.
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ISSN:2376-0605
DOI:10.4158/ACCR-2018-0355