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Table 1 Findings of catecholamines and their metabolites, and adrenocortical hormone

From: Surgical strategy for an adult patient with a catecholamine-producing ganglioneuroblastoma and a cerebral aneurysm: a case report

	Value		Reference ranges
	Preoperative	Postoperative	Reference ranges
Plasma concentration
Adrenaline	0.12 ng/ml	0.03 ng/ml	< 0.10 ng/ml
Noradrenaline	0.42 ng/ml	0.37 ng/ml	0.10–0.50 ng/ml
Dopamine	0.02 ng/ml	0.02 ng/ml	0.03 ng/ml
Cortisol	5.9 μg/dl	–	4.5–24 μg/dl
Renin	4.1 ng/ml/h	–	0.3–5.4 ng/ml/h
Aldosterone	11.2 ng/dl	–	3.0–12 ng/dl
24-h urinary excretion
Adrenaline	93.5 μg/day	24.7 μg/day	3.4–28.9 μg/day
Noradrenaline	269 μg/day	134 μg/day	48.8–168 μg/day
Dopamine	1600 μg/day	780 μg/day	386–981 μg/day
Metanephrine	0.39 mg/day	0.06 mg/day	0.04–0.18 mg/day
Normetanephrine	0.43 mg/day	0.24 mg/day	0.08–0.33 mg/day
Vanillylmandelic acid	6 mg/day	2.8 mg/day	1.5–4.3 mg/day

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