Bone marrow biopsy for the initial staging of patients with lymphoma: too soon to toss the trephine.
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Recent studies showing excellent sensitivity of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)-CT for detecting marrow involvement in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)[1-3] and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)[4] have led some to claim that bone marrow biopsy (BMB) is obsolete. The argument is that the low number of patients “upstaged” by positive BMB no longer justifies the pain, anxiety, and risk of complications.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Oncology
دوره 27 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013