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Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors of neural crest origin, arising from ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system and adrenal medulla. These masses are usually detected during the first 2 decades of life and are generally discovered incidentally. We present a 5-year-old boy with sickle β-thalassemia whose hypertension is caused by a perihilar ganglioneuroma encasing the right renal artery and distorting the right renal vein. The tumor was resected and the child's blood pressure subsequently normalized.
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Menschik, D., Lovvorn, H., Hill, A. et al. An unusual etiology of hypertension in a 5-year-old boy. Pediatr Nephrol 17, 524–526 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-002-0882-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-002-0882-6