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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 IntroductionNeuroblastoma (NB) is a pediatric cancer of the developing sympathetic nervous system. It produces and releases metanephrines, which are used as biomarkers for diagnosis in plasma and urine. However, plasma catecholamine concentrations remain
Annick Mühlethaler-Mottet +11 more
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The Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma syndrome: an overview on mechanisms, diagnosis and management [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2023 Pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (PPGL) are rare, metastatic, and potentially fatal neuroendocrine tumors, often neglected because they present symptoms similar to other prevailing clinical conditions such panic syndrome, thyrotoxicosis, anxiety ...
José Viana Lima Junior +1 more
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Metoclopramide-Induced Pheochromocytoma Crisis: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine‐secreting neuroendocrine tumor originating in the adrenal medulla. In patients with pheochromocytoma, paroxysmal over‐secretion of catecholamines can be triggered by various medications, including the commonly used antiemetic metoclopramide.
Yamanashi Y +4 more
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Case of chronic indolent pheochromocytoma that caused medically controlled hypertension but treatment-resistant diabetes mellitus [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Cho, Eun Joo +4 more
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Study of Plasma Metanephrine Level As Biochemical Parameter in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia
مجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2014 Pregnancy- including hypertension(PIH), also known as preeclampsia, is one of the major causes of maternal and fetal death. This study was carried out on 30 pregnant women with preeclampsia and 30 healthy pregnant women as control ranging in age mean ±SD
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Tumors in von Hippel–Lindau Syndrome: From Head to Toe—Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review [PDF]
, 2018 Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome (VHL) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary tumor disease that arises owing to germline mutations in the VHL gene, located on the short arm of chromosome 3.
Bhalla, Sanjeev +6 more
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Catecholamines in neuroblastoma: Driver of hypertension, or solely a marker of disease?
Cancer Reports, 2022 Background Neuroblastoma is a common solid tumor of childhood and is often associated with hypertension. Potential etiologies contributing to hypertension include renal compression, pain, volume overload, and catecholamine secretion. Cases We completed a
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 Background: Pheochromocytomas (PHEO) and paragangliomas (PGL) are derived from paraganglia of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Most of the sympathetic PHEO/PGL secrete either catecholamine or their metabolites, metanephrines, whereas ...
ML Khurana +6 more
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Plasma Metanephrines in the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma [PDF]
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1995 To examine whether tests for plasma metanephrines, the o-methylated metabolites of catecholamines, offer advantages for diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma over standard tests for plasma catecholamines or urinary metanephrines.Cross-sectional study.3 clinical specialist centers.52 patients with a pheochromocytoma; 67 normotensive persons and 51 patients ...
Lenders, J.W.M. +8 more
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Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica, 2022 Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-secreting tumors arising from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. We describe an unusual case of pheochromocytoma located in the infrarenal area and associated with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
Chiciudean Rebeca +3 more
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