A 25 year old young woman has recurrent episodes of headache and sweating. Her mother had renal calculi and died after having a neck mass. The physical examination reveals a thyroid nodule but no clinical sign of thyrotoxicosis. Before performing thyroid surgery, the surgeon should order :
A
Measurement of thyroid hormones
B
Serial determinations of serum calcium, phosphorus protein and alkaline phosphatase
C
24-hours urine test for 5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion.
D
Serial 24 hours test for catecholamines, metanephrines and vanillylamandelic acid excretion.