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Cytologic evaluation of papanicolaou‐stained bone marrow aspirates
Author(s) -
Berman Jules J.,
McNeill Ruth E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840050408
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , medicine , bone marrow , cytology , pathology , cytopathology , staining , metastatic carcinoma , myelodysplastic syndromes , multiple myeloma , bone marrow aspirate , bone marrow examination , carcinoma , cancer , cervical cancer
Aspirates obtained from bone marrow were prepared for routine Papanicolaou staining and screened by a cytologist. As a preliminary study, 100 consecutive bone marrow aspirations were examined. It was shown that metastatic carcinoma and primary bone marrow disorders (including leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and multiple myeloma) can be recognized on Papanicolaou‐stained marrow aspirates using the same cytologic criteria employed in the evaluation of cells from any site. Evaluation of bone marrow aspirates in the cytology laboratory is feasible and can be used to augment parallel services employing air‐dried Wright‐Giemsa‐stained specimens in the hematology laboratory.