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

Authors :: Karaman R
Xu J
Harrison RF
Kushner DM
Weisman PS
Shenker Y
Source :: AACE clinical case reports [AACE Clin Case Rep] 2018 Nov 01; Vol. 5 (2), pp. e168-e171. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 01 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Objective: To describe a case of a renin-secreting ovarian tumor, which is a rare cause of hyperreninemia leading to secondary hypertension and hypokalemia. Methods: We present the first case of a patient with a molecularly confirmed renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor. Results: A 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. Conclusion: Renin-secreting ovarian adult granulosa cell tumors are rare causes of hyperreninemia leading to hypertension and hypokalemia. Competing Interests: DISCLOSURE The authors have no multiplicity of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2019 AACE.)

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