Plasma dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in the diagnosis of neuroblastoma.
An atypical case of neuroblastoma is described, in which the diagnosis was facilitated by the application of a new biochemical procedure, the assay of plasma dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activity. This laboratory tool is proposed as a useful adjunct to established techniques in the diagnosis of neural crest tumors.
D000293:Adolescent; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase