BONE MARROW LESIONS: DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT BIOPSY

The Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Diagnosis of Bone Marrow Metastases

Background: Bone marrow is the site of many malignant disorders and it is one of the common places for solid tumors to metastasize. Examination of the bone marrow aspirate and biopsy is a routine procedure performed for assessment of various conditions such as cytopenias, hematologic neoplasms, nonmalignant disorders and metastatic neoplasms. Methods: The patients were referred to the Hema...

Bone marrow biopsy needle vs bone biopsy needle in CT guided core biopsies of osseous lesions

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Pitfalls in bone marrow pathology: avoiding errors in bone marrow trephine biopsy diagnosis.

Avoiding errors in the histological interpretation of bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens requires an unprecedented degree of collaboration between histopathologists, haematologists, specimen requesters, specimen takers, laboratory technical staff and other scientific staff. A specimen of good quality, with full, relevant clinical information is the essential starting point. This must then be...

Diagnosis of metastatic carcinoma by bone marrow biopsy versus bone marrow aspiration.

Bone biopsy of the posterior iliac crest constitutes a valuable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of patients with carcinoma. Patient acceptance in 696 cases has been good. The material obtained is superior for histologic evaluation to the technique of smears and clot sections. Smears alone are deemed inadequate.