title: Percutaneous aspiration for hormone levels in the diagnosis of functioning endocrine tumors.
abstract: Percutaneous aspiration to measure hormone levels in suspected functioning endocrine adenomas has been performed in 23 suspected cases of parathyroid adenomas, 7 cases of ACTH-producing thoracic carcinoid tumors, and 1 case of gastrinoma. When tumors secrete hormone or peptide markers, the biochemical assay can replace cytology to identify the lesion with greater specificity and at less expense.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Doppman
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D015408:Gastrinoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone