Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 28, Issue 7 436-440, Copyright © 1998 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
S Osaka, Y Fujimoto, H Yamazaki, K Suzuki, S Sawada and N Hayashi
The patient had a synovial sarcoma of the monophasic fibrous type
accompanied by prolonged spike fever. Wide excision of the tumor resulted
in the disappearance of her fever. The tumor cells showed interleukin-1
alpha (IL-1 alpha) expression immunohistochemically. IL-1 alpha cDNA was
detected in the tumor by RT-PCR, the sequences of which were identical with
those of normal human IL-1 alpha molecules. These results indicated that
IL-1 alpha, one of the fever-inducing cytokines, was expressed by sarcoma
cells in the present case, which were thought to be a causative factor of
the fever.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Interleukin-1 alpha producing synovial sarcoma with prolonged fever: a case report
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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