ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
A Laboratory Medicine Perspective on the Investigation of Phaeochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.
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- A rare case of pheochromocytoma-induced reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as a catecholaminergic crisis.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2026Article
- Homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid as neuroblastoma biomarkers in children.Biochemia medica · 2026Review
- Capillary Electrophoresis With Amperometric Detection for Neurotransmitter Analysis: Principles, Electrode Materials, Methodologies, and Applications.Electrophoresis · 2026Review
- Urinary Normetanephrine for the Diagnosis of Canine Pheochromocytoma via Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Clinical Approach to Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Experience and Review of the Literature.JCEM case reports · 2026Article
- Sulfasalazine-Induced Urinary Normetanephrine Elevation Mimicking Recurrent Phaeochromocytoma-A Case Report.Case reports in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Biogenic amine testing in the South African public health care system.Practical laboratory medicine · 2025Article
- [Paragangliomas of the head and neck].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Paragangliomas of the head and neck].HNO · 2024Article
- Pheochromocytoma: an updated scoping review from clinical presentation to management and treatment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Phaeochromocytomas (PC) and sympathetic paragangliomas (PGL) are potentially malignant tumours arising from the adrenal medulla (PC) or elsewhere in the sympathetic nervous system (PGL). These tumours usually secrete catecholamines and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, so accurate and timely diagnosis is essential. The initial diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) is often dependent on biochemical testing. There is a range of pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical factors influencing the analytical and diagnostic performance of biochemical tests for PPGL. Pre-analytical factors include patient preparation, sample handling and choice of test. Analytical factors include choice of methodology and the potential for analytical interference from medications and other compounds. Important factors in the post-analytical phase include provision of appropriate reference ranges, an understanding of the potential effects of various medications on metanephrine concentrations in urine and plasma and a consideration of PPGL prevalence in the patient population being tested. This article reviews these pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical factors that must be understood in order to provide effective laboratory services for biochemical testing in the diagnosis of PPGL.
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