Open AccessTo Evaluate the Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Pancytopenia
Author(s) -
Melina Desalphine,
Permeet Kaur Bagga,
Parmod Gupta,
Amarjit Singh Kataria
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9042.5169
Subject(s) - pancytopenia , medicine , bone marrow , megaloblastic anemia , myelofibrosis , biopsy , aplastic anemia , bone marrow examination , pathology , anemia
Pancytopenia is not a disease entity but a triad of findings that may result from various disease processes, primarily or secondarily involving the bone marrow. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy evaluation along with good clinical correlation is of utmost importance to evaluate the causes of pancytopenia and planning further investigations.