Clinical and Biochemical Aspects of Pheochromocytoma

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In 110 patients the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was established by biochemical tests. These patients displayed various patterns of urinary and plasma catecholamines and their metabolites. The estimation of urinary methoxycatecholamines proved the most useful screening procedure. In patients with equivocal biochemical results the clonidine suppression test appeared to be a useful diagnostic tool. Clinical analysis displayed a bizzare course and unusual symptoms and signs in some patients. Computerized tomography and adrenal scintigraphic imaging with <sup>131</sup>I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine were found to be the most reliable non-invasive methods for localization of the tumor.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISBN: 978-3-8055-4079-7

ISBN: 978-3-318-00139-6

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1985

Publication date (Print): 1985

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 72

Issue: Suppl 1

Pages: 131-136

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Department of Hypertension and Angiology, Academy of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

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Publisher ID: 173959 Other ID: Cardiology 1985;72:131–136

DOI: 10.1159/000173959

PubMed ID: 3931914

SO-VID: 22b6784d-027a-4c15-8415-41455d890b87

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