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MON-220 Real World Performance of Urinary and Plasma Metanephrine Assays in Diagnosing Phaeochromocytoma/Paraganglioma

Introduction: Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) can be challenging. Plasma metanephrines have highest sensitivity (96-99%) yet lowest specificity (85%)(1) whereas 24-hour urinary metanephrines have 87.5% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity. Diagnostic accuracy depends on factors such...

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Autores principales: Deyab, Eithar, Saleh, Dina, Menon, Ravi Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7208028/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1667