Diagnostic value of various biochemical parameters for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in patients with adrenal mass

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-417

  Unger, N ^a   Pitt, Christian ^a   Schmidt, Ingo Lopez ^a   Walz, Martin K ^a   Schmid, Kurt W ^a   Philipp, Thomas ^a   Mann, Klaus ^a   Petersenn, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME; URINALYSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMETANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 33645229836     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02097     Document Type: Article

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