title: The bone marrow biopsy, osteoscan, and peripheral blood in non-hematopoietic cancer.
abstract: Bone marrow biopsies were obtained from the iliac crests of 101 male patients with unresectable cancers of non-hematopoietic origin. Tumor cells were identified in 31% of the biopsies. Bone scintophotography studies were performed on 67 patients with positive or suspicious scans reported in 67%. Abnormal peripheral blood smears were encountered in 51% of 100 patients. Histologically established marrow metastases associated with a positive osteoscan and an abnormal peripheral smear occurred in 8% of the patients. The association of either one of the latter two with a positive histologic specimen was observed in about one-half of the patients. The significance of these associations is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging