Increased Interleukin-6 Activity in Cardiac Myxoma with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
1992 Volume 31 Issue 10 Pages 1207-1209
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1992 Volume 31 Issue 10 Pages 1207-1209
We report a case of cardiac myxoma with mediastinal lymphadenopathy which seems to be a very rare feature. Laboratory examination revealed high level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) activity in serum. Interestingly, after removal of cardiac myxoma, mediastinal lymphadenopathy disappeared on the chest CT and the level of serum IL-6 was decreased. These findings suggest that IL-6 which was probably derived from myxoma, may have played an important role in the development of lymphadenopathy.
(Internal Medicine 31 : 1207-1209, 1992)
