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Her blood pressure was 207/143 mm Hg and potassium 2.0 mmol/l. Pulmonary edema was present on chest radiograph, and both electrocardiography (EKG) and echocardiography showed left ventricular hypertrophy. The patient had refractory hypokalemia despite potassium supplementation, and blood pressure control was elusive even with maximal doses of lisinopril, losartan, labetalol, and spironolactone. Abdominal imaging showed a small renal mass (see ). What did pathology of the excised mass show?
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Kidney tumors are rare in adolescents, and this unique kidney tumor is even rarer. The value of this case is not in learning about this specific disease, but in reviewing renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) physiology. This way, we’r…