title: Inflammatory myoblastic tumor of the uterus and interleukin-6.
abstract: We report a patient with inflammatory myoblastic tumor of the uterus with constitutional symptoms. Surgical excision was curative and brought a rapid normalization in the elevated serum level of interleukin-6. We revealed an overproduction of interleukin-6 by a detection of messenger RNA by use of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi Rosai Hospital, Onoda City, Japan. azuno@ymg.urban.ne.jp
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Azuno
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yaga
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.forename: Shigemi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariyama
authors.forename: Atsunori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oga
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6