Pheochromocytoma with abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as recurrent dyspnea, hemoptysis, and hypotension: A case report

Table 1 The patient’s catecholamine, methoxyepinephrines, and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels

Laboratory test	On admission	Seven days out of hospital	Normal range
Serum catecholamine
AD (pg/mL)	31.77	47.95	0.00-100.00
NA (pg/mL)	141.48	600.53	0.00-600.00
DOP (pg/mL)	243.55	52.09	0.00-100.00
Serum methoxyepinephrines
3-MT (nmol/L)	55.89	< 0.08	< 0.18
NMN (nmol/L)	0.66	0.71	≤ 0.50
MN (nmol/L)	1.95	3.64	≤ 0.90
24-h urinary catecholamine
24 h AD(μg/d)	11.65	8.38	0.00-20.00
24 h NA (μg/d)	24.55	48.34	0.00-90.00
24h DOP (μg/d)	1448.71	53.57	0.00-600.00
24-h urinary methoxyepinephrines
24 h 3-MT (nmol/d)	14443	266	< 216
24 h NMN (nmol/d)	579	682	< 216
24 h MN (nmol/d)	276	169	< 382
ACTH (pg/mL)	5.0	26.0	7.2-63.3

AD: Adrenaline; NA: Noradrenaline; DOP: Dopamine; 3MT: 3-methoxytyramine; NMN: Normetanephrin; MN: Metanephrine; ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone.