Plasma Chromogranin A or Urine Fractionated Metanephrines Follow-Up Testing Improves the Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Fractionated Metanephrines for Pheochromocytoma

Context: The initial diagnosis of pheochromocytoma relies on plasma fractionated metanephrines levels. Normal levels exclude pheochromocytoma, but positive tests have a low positive predictive value due to the disease’s rarity. Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate three approaches...

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Hauptverfasser: Algeciras-Schimnich, Alicia, Preissner, Carol M., Young, William F., Singh, Ravinder J., Grebe, Stefan K. G.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Endocrine Society 2008
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729153/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17940110
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2007-1354
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