The challenge of improving the diagnostic yield from metanephrine testing in suspected phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma

• Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry Vol. 55; no. 6; p. 679
• Main Authors: Samsudin, Intan, Page, Michael M, Hoad, Kirsten, Chubb, Paul, Gillett, Melissa, Glendenning, Paul, Vasikaran, Samuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2018
• Subjects: laboratory management; catecholamines; Analytes; laboratory methods

Background Plasma-free metanephrines (PFM) or urinary fractionated metanephrines (UFM) are the preferred biochemical tests for the diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). Borderline increased results should be followed up to either exclude or confirm diagnosis. Methods We extracted...