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Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid

Aka: Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine VMA

Physiology
1. VMA is a Catecholamine metabolite
Indications
1. Pheochromocytoma (other tests used more often)
2. Neuroblastoma diagnosis or monitoring
3. Suspected Multiple endocrine adenomatosis
4. ThyroidMedullary Carcinoma
  1. Evaluation for coexisting Pheochromocytoma
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
Causes of Increased Levels
1. Pheochromocytoma
2. Neuroblastoma
3. Ganglioma

Urine VMA measurement (C0428375)
Concepts	Laboratory Procedure (T059)
SnomedCT	144639000, 167410009, 271253003
CPT	84585
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Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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