Pheochromocytoma Catecholamine Phenotypes and Prediction of Tumor Size and Location by Use of Plasma Free Metanephrines
Open Access
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 51 (4) , 735-744
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2004.045484
Abstract
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.Keywords
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