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Urine Vanillylmandelic AcidAka: Urine VMA

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  1. Physiology
    1. VMA is a Catecholamine metabolite
  2. Indications
    1. Pheochromocytoma (other tests used more often)
    2. Neuroblastoma diagnosis or monitoring
    3. Suspected Multiple endocrine adenomatosis
    4. Thyroid Medullary Carcinoma
      1. Evaluation for coexisting Pheochromocytoma
  3. Normal Levels
    1. Age 3-8 years: less than 2.3 mg per day
    2. Age 9-12 years: less than 3.4 mg per day
    3. Age 13-17 years: less than 3.9 mg per day
    4. Adults: less than 6.7 mg per day
  4. Causes of Increased Levels
    1. Pheochromocytoma
    2. Neuroblastoma
    3. Ganglioma

Urine VMA measurement (C0428375)

ConceptsLaboratory Procedure (T059)
EnglishUrine VMA, Urine VMA level, Urine VMA measurement
Spanishdeterminación de nivel urinario de ácido vainillilmandélico, determinacion de nivel urinario de acido vainillilmandelico, medición urinaria de ácido vainillíl mandélico, medición urinaria de ácido vainillilmandélico, medición urinaria de ácido vanilmandélico, medición urinaria de VMA, medicion urinaria de acido vainillil mandelico, medicion urinaria de acido vainillilmandelico, medicion urinaria de acido vanilmandelico, medicion urinaria de VMA, nivel urinario de ácido vainillín mandélico, nivel urinario de acido vainillin mandelico, nivel urinario de VMA
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