title: Dopamine excretion in benign pheochromocytoma.
abstract: Dopamine excretion is reported in 27 patients with benign pheochromocytoma. In 21 patients the tumours were in the adrenal (one patient, bilateral), four were extra-adrenal, and two were assumed to be so since they were not found at laparotomy. Dopamine excretion was found to be higher in the patients with extra-adrenal tumours and in one patient--with bilateral pheochromocytoma. Slight increase of dopamine excretion was found in two of the remaining patients. These observations--indicate that while increased dopamine excretion may be present in patients with malignant pheochromocytoma it can be also increased in some patients with benign tumours.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000652:urine*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004298:Dopamine / Q000652:urine*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine