Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
This article reviews the pathophysiology and clinical features of pheochromocytoma, along with the biochemical approaches that have been used for confirming its diagnosis. Different methods for urinary, plasma, and platelet catecholamines and catecholamine catabolites are discussed, and the authors' opinions on which test(s) to use and which patients screen are presented.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism
D002395:Catecholamines