A pheochromocytoma with normal clonidine-suppression test: how difficult the biochemical diagnosis?

Intern Emerg Med. 2008 Mar;3(1):61-4. doi: 10.1007/s11739-008-0093-7. Epub 2008 Feb 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Catecholamines / analysis
  • Catecholamines / blood
  • Catecholamines / metabolism
  • Clonidine* / pharmacology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Hypertension
  • Male
  • Metanephrine / analysis
  • Metanephrine / urine
  • Middle Aged
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Pheochromocytoma / metabolism
  • Pheochromocytoma / physiopathology
  • Sympatholytics* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Catecholamines
  • Sympatholytics
  • Metanephrine
  • Clonidine