The diagnosis and treatment of juxtaglomerular cell tumors (report of 5 cases) / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the juxtaglomerular cell tumor. Methods The clinical characteristics,diagnosis,surgical teratment and the prognosis of 5 patients were retrospectively studied with review of the literature. Results All the patients had hypokalemia.Peripheral serum renin levels were recorded in 4 patients and 3 of them had high levels of peripheral serum renin activity and hyperaldosteronism while these were normal in the other 1.1 patient had been preoperatively diagnosed as a right adrenal tumor with a concurrent right kidney tumor while the post-operative histopathological studied revealed normal adrenal tissue and a juxtaglomerular cell tumor of the right kidney.All patients underwent simple tumor resection.The peripheral serum renin activity,hyperaldosteronism,hypokalemia,and hypertension became normal after the tumor resection.At a mean follow-up of 58 months (range 15 to 120 months ) no tumor recurrence and hypertension has been documented. Conclusions Juxtaglomerular cell tumor is a begin tumor of kidney,being a rare, curable cause of high levels of peripheral serum renin activity,hyperaldosteronism, hypokalemia and hypertension.Differential diagnosis includes primary hyperaldosteronism and renal artery stenosis.The prognosis is good with tumor resection.