Urinary free catecholamines--diagnostic application of an HPLC technique to the investigation of neural crest tumours.
Experience in the use of an in-house urinary free catecholamine assay for the investigation of possible neural crest tumours in a District General Hospital laboratory is described. Elevated excretion of catecholamines and vanillylmandelic acid was found in a number of cases including phaeochromocytoma and neuroblastoma. These as well as several other situations in which elevated catecholamine and vanillylmandelic acid values were found are discussed.
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Department of Biochemistry, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK.
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000652:urine; D001249:Asthma / Q000652:urine; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000652:urine*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004298:Dopamine / Q000652:urine; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D011247:Pregnancy; D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid / Q000652:urine*
D002395:Catecholamines; D014642:Vanilmandelic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine