Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid

Aka: Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine VMA

II. Physiology

  1. VMA is a Catecholamine metabolite

III. 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

IV. 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

V. Causes of Increased Levels

  1. Pheochromocytoma
  2. Neuroblastoma
  3. Ganglioma

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Related Studies

Ontology: Urine VMA measurement (C0428375)

Concepts Laboratory Procedure (T059)
SnomedCT 271253003, 144639000, 167410009
CPT 84585
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Spanish medición urinaria de ácido vainillíl mandélico, medición urinaria de ácido vainillilmandélico, medición de ácido vainillilmandélico en espécimen de orina (procedimiento), determinación de nivel urinario de ácido vainillilmandélico, medición de ácido vainillilmandélico en espécimen de orina, medición urinaria de VMA, medición urinaria de ácido vainillilmandélico (procedimiento), medición de ácido vainillilmandélico en muestra de orina, Vainililmandelico, acido (VMA), en orina, medición urinaria de ácido vainillíl mandélico (procedimiento), medición urinaria de ácido vanilmandélico, nivel urinario de VMA, nivel urinario de ácido vainillín mandélico
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