2023
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad516
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Approach to the Patient: Reninoma

Annabelle G Hayes,
Michael Stowasser,
Mahesh M Umapathysivam
et al.

Abstract: A reninoma is a functional tumor of afferent arteriolar juxtaglomerular cells that secretes the enzyme renin, leading to hyperactivation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Reninoma is a potentially curable cause of pathological secondary hyperaldosteronism that results in often severe hypertension and hypokalemia. The lack of suppression of plasma renin contrasts sharply with the much more common primary aldosteronism, but diagnosis is often prompted by screening for that condition. The major differe… Show more

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