The Japanese Journal of Urology
Online ISSN : 1884-7110
Print ISSN : 0021-5287
ISSN-L : 0021-5287
A JUXTAGLOMERULAR CELL TUMOR
Analysis of Immunohistochemistry, Electron Microscopy and In Situ Hybridization
Yasunobu HashimotoHayakazu NakazawaHisashi OkudaFumio ItoShiro OnizukaKen KiharaMari SuzukiYoshiko MaedaHiroshi Toma
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1998 Volume 89 Issue 11 Pages 907-910

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We present a case of juxtaglomerular cell tumor measuring 8mm in diameter in the right kidney, The hypertension was cured and plasma renin activity returned to normal level following tumor resection with partial nephrectomy. We studied histopathologic, electron microscopic, and immunohistochemical findings of the tumor. The majority of tumor cells stores renin granules in cytoplasm. In situ hibridization comfirmed us that the most tumor cells produce renin. We use the digoxigenin labeled 0.6-kb length RNA probe of human renal renin. the specificity was analyzed by competition assay (1:50).

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