Inflammatory myoblastic tumor of the uterus and interleukin-6.

Azuno, Yoichi; Yaga, Ken; Suehiro, Yasuko; Ariyama, Shigemi; Oga, Atsunori · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2003

case_report · Level V

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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.

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