The RQ values of studied interleukins were significantly higher in the surgical margin than in tumour : IL-1β was 21.591 (IQR: 8.966–119.837) vs. 7.794 (IQR: 3.46–15.917), IL-6 was 13.03 (IQR: 3.544–77.858) vs 1.273 (IQR: 0.437–3.488), and IL-17 was 0.417 (IQR: 0.112–1.524) vs. 0.097 (IQR: 0.02–0.179). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is neoplasm.