Bone marrow necrosis. Report of a case and a brief review of the literature.
Bone marrow necrosis (BMN) is a rare finding in specimens from living patients. It is most commonly found in patients with neoplastic disorders, severe infections and sickle cell disease. We present a patient with Hodgkin's disease who developed extensive BMN 11 months before death. A concise review of the literature is also presented.
D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis