title: Special stains in the diagnosis of acute leukemia.
abstract: Special stains are used in the evaluation of bone marrow specimens to augment Wright-Giemsa preparations. This article details the common cytochemical stains available, and discusses their clinical use as indicators of hematopoietic lineage. Iron and reticulin stains, which are widely used in the general evaluation of the bone marrow, are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Farhi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D009195:Peroxidase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase