title: Non-neoplastic glandular structures in bone marrow: a technical artefact.
abstract: A case of non-neoplastic glandular structures embedded in the centre of a bone marrow trephine biopsy is described. This is a hitherto unreported phenomenon. These glandular structures originated from the dermal sweat gland and represented an artefactual lesion produced by the biopsy procedure. The importance of considering the possibility of non-neoplastic glandular structures in bone marrow is stressed, in order to avoid a misdiagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Royal Hospitals Trust, Belfast.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: McCluggage
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bharucha
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D016477:Artifacts; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000473:pathology*