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Research Article| Volume 4, ISSUE 4, P703-716, December 1984

Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma

  • John H. Eckfeldt
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    Corresponding author: Section of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, Laboratory Service (113), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417
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    Chief, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, Veterans Administration Medical Center; Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Karl Engelman
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    Chief, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30896-5
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      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 to screen are presented.
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