title: Raised dopamine metabolites in a case of malignant paraganglioma.
abstract: This paper describes the case of a malignant retroperitoneal paraganglioma with extensive metastases. The patient presented with a supraclavicular mass and an absence of hypertension. Exclusively raised dopamine metabolites were detected which may be a marker of a malignant process and account for the lack of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Florkowski
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fairlamb
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Freeth
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weinkove
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000652:urine*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000652:urine*; D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid