Naked megakaryocyte nuclei revisited.
Bone marrow smears from 35 patients with various neoplasms and from 32 control patients were examined for the presence and percentage of naked megakaryocyte nuclei (NMN). The percentages of NMN in the two groups did not significantly differ. We conclude that the enumeration of NMN is of no value as a diagnostic test of malignancy.
D001856:Bone Marrow Examination / Q000379:methods*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*