Unilateral and Bilateral Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma Requires Adjustment of Urinary and Plasma Metanephrine Reference Ranges [PDF]
, 2013 Context: Follow-up after adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma is recommended because of a recurrence risk. During follow-up, plasma and/or urinary metanephrine (MN) and normetanephrine (NMN) are interpreted using reference ranges obtained in healthy ...
de Jong, Wilhelmina H. A. +8 more
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Pilot quality assurance programme for plasma metanephrines [PDF]
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2010 Background Up to 2007 there was no formal external quality assurance programme for plasma free metanephrines. A pilot programme was conceived by the AACB (Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists) Working Party on biogenic amines. With support from the AACB and Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance programmes, a pilot ...
Dilo, Pillai, Shaw, Callen
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Pheochromocytoma: a retrospective study from a single center
Endocrine Regulations, 2021 Objectives. Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a neuroendocrine tumor derived from chromaffin tissue more frequently found in the adrenal medulla. Many discoveries over the last decade have significantly improved our understanding of PCC.
Soares Neuza Alves +4 more
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Treatment responses to antiangiogenetic therapy and chemotherapy in nonsecreting paraganglioma (PGL4) of urinary bladder with SDHB mutation: a case report [PDF]
, 2018 Paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. Currently, the malignancy is defined as the presence of metastatic spread at presentation or during follow-up.
Aschelter, Am +10 more
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The prevalence of resistant arterial hypertension and secondary causes in a cohort of hypertensive patients: a single center experience [PDF]
, 2017 The prevalence of resistant hypertension (RHT) still remains unknown. Aim of the study was to investigate in a large cohort of hypertensive patients the prevalence of RHT, and to identify in these patients the secondary forms of arterial hypertension (SH)
Concistre, Antonio +13 more
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Urinary sampling for 5HIAA and metanephrines determination: revisiting the recommendations
Endocrine Connections, 2017 Context: Biogenic amines such as 5-hydroxy-indole acetic acid (5HIAA) the main metabolite of serotonin or metanephrines (catecholamines metabolites) are used as biomarkers of neuroendocrine tumours.
Jean-Benoît Corcuff +3 more
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A laboratóriumi diagnosztika eredményei az elmúlt 20 évben kórismézett 155 phaeochromocytoma/paraganglioma szindrómás beteg adatainak elemzése alapján. [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Laboratory diagnosis of pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma syndrome has been markedly improved during the past two decades. AIM: Retrospective assessment of diagnostic utility of urinary catecholamines and their metabolites as well as serum ...
Balog B +11 more
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Labile hypertension, increased metanephrines and imaging misadventures [PDF]
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2004 This 58-year-old female with a 5-year history of hyper-tension was referred to our institution for furtherevaluation of a possible pheochromocytoma. Onemonth prior to her visit, she experienced the onset ofepisodic blood pressure elevations associated withheadaches, dizziness, sweating and palpitations.
Vesna D, Garovic +4 more
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El primer caso de feocromocitoma
Revista Colombiana de Endocrinología, Diabetes y Metabolismo, 2017 El feocromocitoma y el paraganglioma son tumores neuroendocrinos derivados de las células cromafines. El feocromocitoma está ubicado en la médula suprarrenal y el paraganglioma en los paraganglios. Esta enfermedad tiene un componente genético importante.
Alejandro Román González +2 more
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Characterization of resistant hypertension: Association between resistant hypertension, aldosterone, and persistent intravascular volume expansion [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Resistant hypertension is a common clinical problem and greatly increases the risk of target organ damage. Methods: We evaluated the characteristics of 279 consecutive patients with resistant hypertension (uncontrolled despite the use of 3 ...
Aban, Inmaculada +6 more
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