Bone marrow involvement by hodgkin and non-hodgkin lymphomas.
Bone marrow evaluation plays a critical role in staging and predicting prognosis in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Bone marrow can be the initial site of detection of lymphoma in patients with unexplained symptoms or cytopenias. A comprehensive evaluation of bone marrow includes complete blood counts, blood morphology, bone marrow aspirate, and generous core biopsy sections. Specialized testing should be used in a logical fashion on a case by case basis.
Zhang
Qian-Yun
QY
Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC08 4640, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. qzhang@salud.unm.edu
Foucar
Kathryn
K
D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology