Implementing a Bone Marrow Biopsy Performance Improvement Plan: Focus on Excellence

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...

Quality Improvement Study: Bone Marrow (BM) Biopsy H&E Staining

A Quality Assurance program is an integral part of any anatomic pathology laboratory. As in many industries, processes are established to ensure that high levels of practice standards are met in order to reduce errors and improve patient safety. To be successful, a program should be customized to meet the needs of the individual organization. An effective quality assessment evaluation must enco...

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Schistosomal eggs identified on bone marrow biopsy.

A 72-year-old man with a history of high-grade urothelial carcinoma presented for evaluation of suspected multiple myeloma. He had a remote history of schistosomal infection 20 years earlier while in Vietnam. Significant labs at presentation demonstrated a hemoglobin of 12.2 g/dL, calcium of 11.8 mg/dL, and acute renal failure with a creatinine of 3.9 mg/dL. A computed tomography scan demonstra...

Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Bone Lesion Biopsy Bibliography TABLE of CONTENTS

Aspiration Bone Biopsy Bone Marrow Biopsy & Aspirate Case Study Clinical, Observational and Other Studies Complications Devices Harvesting International OnControl Biopsy Aspirate & Bone Marrow OnControl Bone Access Overview Pain Management Pathology This document is disseminated for medical and scientific/educational purposes only, and some cited studies may contain references to sites or indic...