title: An apparent phaeochromocytoma and abnormal thyroid function tests.
abstract: A 41-year-old lady presented with classical symptoms of a phaeochromocytoma and markedly elevated urinary adrenaline concentration. Urinary fractionated metanephrine and normetanephrine concentrations were within the normal reference range. Computed tomography of the abdomen/pelvis and I(123) meta-iodobenzylguanidine scans were negative. Factitious adrenaline use was established as the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: T F J
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: E P O
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tormey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008676:Metanephrine / Q000652:urine; D009647:Normetanephrine / Q000652:urine; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009647:Normetanephrine; D008676:Metanephrine; D004837:Epinephrine