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Pheochromocytoma catecholamine phenotypes and prediction of tumor size and location by use of plasma free metanephrines.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Apr 2005
Eisenhofer Graeme, Lenders Jacques W M, Goldstein David S, Mannelli Massimo, Csako Gyorgy, Walther McClellan M, Brouwers Frederieke M, Pacak Karel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Measurements of plasma free metanephrines (normetanephrine and metanephrine) provide a useful test for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma and may provide other information about the nature of these tumors. METHODS: We examined relationships of tumor size, location, and catecholamine content with plasma and urinary metanephrines or catecholamines in 275 patients with pheochromocytoma. We then prospectively...
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