NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 20 — Plasma free metanephrines is the best single test to diagnose pheochromocytoma, according to a multicenter cohort study reported in the March 20 issue of The Journal ...

Pheochromocytomas are sporadic or hereditary adrenal tumors that secrete catecholamines, an excess of which can cause life-threatening conditions, such as severe hypertension, in patients with these ...

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Effect of all-trans retinoic acid on proliferation of human rhabdomyosarcoma and remission in an in vivo mouse xenograft model. A prospective trial of prophylaxis and treatment (P+T) of acute tumor ...

SAN DIEGO — Surgery is important in managing some malignant pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas, according to a poster presented at The Endocrine Society annual meeting. Surgical resection could ...

Another potential cause of hypertension stemming from adrenal pathology is hypersecretion of the catecholamines by pheochromocytoma. Approximately 1-2 per 100,000 individuals are diagnosed with ...

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Treatment options were discussed. Radiation therapy 4-6 months preoperatively has been utilized to decrease vascularity or as primary treatment for large tumors, although benefit is controversial ...

Mar. 23 -- (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Renal Cell Carcinoma This trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the study drug versus ...