PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 6 June 1983, pp. 947-951
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Hypertension in Children with Neurogenic Tumors

Mark E. Weinblatt MD1, Margaret A. Heisel MD1, and Stuart E. Siegel MD1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; and Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Fifty-nine children with neurogenic tumors were examined for the presence of hypertension. Eleven of the 59 (19%) were found to have elevated blood pressure levels at the time of diagnosis or with progression of their disease. Several antihypertensive agents produced poor or only partial pressure control. All blood pressure levels returned to normal values after tumor excision or administration of effective antitumor therapy. There was no correlation of hypertension with urinary catecholamine levels. The etiologies of hypertension in children with neurogenic tumors are discussed.

Key Words: hypertension • neurogenic tumors

Submitted on June 28, 1982
Accepted on August 26, 1982




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