IL6 and neoplasm: A close direct correlation was noted between preoperative IL-6 levels and themaximal dimension of cardiac myxoma (Figure3A) or tumor volume (Figure 3B).No significant correlationships were found between ∆IL-6 and maximaldimension of tumor (r=0.0424, P=0.4480) or tumor volume(r=0.0574, P=0.4297).