A rare cause of neonatal hypertension: Congenital mesoblastic nephroma

Turk J Pediatr. 2018;60(2):198-200. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.02.014.

Abstract

Soyaltın E, Alaygut D, Alparslan C, Özdemir T, Arslansoyu-Çamlar S, Mutlubaş F, Kasap-Demir B, Yavaşcan Ö. A rare cause of neonatal hypertension: Congenital mesoblastic nephroma. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 198-200. A rare cause of neonatal hypertension: Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma (CMN) is a rare renal tumor in childhood and has been reported with palpable abdominal mass, hypertension, hematuria, polyuria and hypercalcemia. Histopathologically it has been classified into two histological types: classic and cellular. We present a 32-week gestation infant and his histopathology reports of cellular CMN presented with refractory hypertension.

Keywords: hypertension; mesoblastic nephroma; newborn.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood Pressure
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / etiology*
  • Hypertension / surgery
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy / methods
  • Nephroma, Mesoblastic / complications*
  • Nephroma, Mesoblastic / diagnosis
  • Nephroma, Mesoblastic / surgery

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents