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Cytology of extramedullary haematopoiesis—A rare unanticipated finding in the lymph node of an undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia case
Author(s) -
Devi Durga,
Keloth Thara,
Manivannan Prabhu,
Gochhait Debasis,
Kekade Shailesh,
Gudivada Vijayalakshmi,
Siddaraju Neelaiah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12683
Subject(s) - medicine , haematopoiesis , extramedullary hematopoiesis , lymph node , bone marrow , myeloid , pathology , chronic myeloid leukaemia , myeloid leukaemia , cytology , immunology , stem cell , biology , genetics
Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare finding in a lymph node aspirate. It can be seen in various hematological conditions compromising the bone marrow milieu. Though it is a benign condition, it may be misdiagnosed as it may mimic some hematological malignancies.