A case of atypical reninoma with mild hypertension and normal plasma renin activity but elevated plasma renin concentration

Autor: Baoping Wang, Li Ding, Shuanghua Xu, Yuxin Fan, Jiabo Wang, Xin Zhao, Diansheng Fu, Bo Bian, Kunlong Tang, Chunsheng Ni, Zuoliang Dong, Qing He, Ming Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Endocrine Disorders, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6823
DOI: 10.1186/s12902-022-00977-w
Popis: Abstract Background Reninoma is a rare, benign renal neoplasm. Typical clinical features include severe hypertension, secondary hyperaldosteronism, hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis caused by the overproduction of renin. Case presentation A 25-year-old lean Chinese woman with no family history of hypertension was hospitalized for stage 1 hypertension that gradually developed over two years. Endocrine investigation showed hyperreninemia without hyperaldosteronism and hypokalaemia. Interestingly, although the patient had an elevated plasma renin concentration (PRC), her plasma renin activity (PRA) was in the normal range. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scanning revealed a solid, low-density, renal cortical mass with delayed enhancement. Selective renal vein sampling (SRVS) was performed, and a lateralization of the renin secretion from the left kidney was found. Enucleation of the tumour led to a rapid remission of hypertension and hyperreninemia. Based on pathological findings, the patient was diagnosed with reninoma. Immunohistochemical staining of the tumour was positive for Renin, CD34, Vimentin, and synaptophysin (Syn) and negative for somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) and chromogranin A (CgA). Conclusions Reninoma can present as mild hypertension without hyperaldosteronism and hypokalaemia. The clinical features of reninoma may depend on the degree of activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). PRC should be incorporated in the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension.
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