Metanephrine is a metabolite of epinephrine produced by the action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine.{25427} Determination of plasma or urinary metanephrine is considered the principal test for the clinical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neuroendocrine tumor.{5331}
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A metabolite of epinephrine produced by the action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine; detection is used in the clinical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma