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Abstract:

A 41 year old man with severe hypertension due to a renin-secreting retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma is described. Clinical, immunohistochemical, electron microsopic and autopsy findings are presented. The origin of juxtaglomerular cells from vascular smooth muscle is briefly discussed.

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