Bone marrow biopsy of the posterior iliac crest with Gidlund's instrument in malignant diseases.
The bone marrow was examined on material obtained with the Gidlund trephine and with conventional cytologic bone marrow aspiration in 225 patients with malignant disease, 144 of whom had malignant lymphoma, and in 5 patients with haematological, non-malignant disease. With Gidlund's instrument, the malignant disease to 7 cases with needle biopsy. No complications were met with either technique. Bone marrow biopsy was routinely performed in the out-patient department.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis