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Test ID: VMAR    
Vanillylmandelic Acid, Random, Urine

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Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Screening children for catecholamine-secreting tumors with a random urine collection when requesting vanillylmandelic acid only

 

Supporting a diagnosis of neuroblastoma

 

Monitoring patients with a treated neuroblastoma

Highlights

Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and other catecholamine metabolites such as homovanillic acid (HVA) measurement in urine are used for screening children for catecholamine-secreting tumors such as neuroblastoma and other neural crest tumors and monitoring those who have had treatment for these tumors.

 

More than 90% of individuals with neuroblastoma have elevated VMA or HVA.

 

VMA is not the analyte of choice for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, which is better detected by testing for metanephrines.

 

Treatment with L-dopa can impact test results and should be discontinued 24 hours prior to collection. Bactrim can impact test results and should be noted at time of collection.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Vanillylmandelic Acid, Random, U

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxymandelic Acid
4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxymandelic Acid
Neuroblastoma Profile
Vanillylmandelic Acid
VMA