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Case Report
Volume 2, Number 4-5, October 2012, pages 198-204
A Rare Case of De novo C634G Germline Mutation of the RET Proto-Oncogene in a Patient With MEN 2A Syndrome With Aggressive Pheochromocytoma
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Tables
Test (units) | Reference range | Preoperative (- 6 weeks) | Postoperative (+ 3 weeks) | Postoperative (+ 25 weeks) |
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VMA: Vanillylmandelic acid. | ||||
VMA (mg/24 h) | < 6 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 4.1 |
Norepinephrine (mg/24 h) | 15 - 100 | 599 | 103 | 36 |
Epinephrine (mg/24 h) | 2 - 24 | 546 | < 11 | 4.5 |
Dopamine (mg/24 h) | 52 - 480 | 192 | 481 | 203 |
Normetanephrine (mg/24 h) | 88 - 649 | 13,511 | 760 | 297 |
Metanephrine (mg/24 h) | 58 - 203 | 8,007 | 368 | 162 |
Test (units) | Reference range | Postoperative (+ 3 weeks) | Postoperative (+ 25 weeks) |
---|---|---|---|
Metanephrines (nmol/L) | < 0.5 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
Normetanephrines (nmol/L) | < 0.9 | 0.65 | 0.41 |