title: Aggressive Lymphomas Diagnosed in the Bone Marrow: Two Illustrative Cases.
abstract: Lymphomas with subtle patterns in the marrow can be a diagnostic challenge, unless a high index of suspicion is maintained. We present two patients with aggressive lymphomas who presented with cytopenias and the subsequent bone marrow examinations yielded surprising results. These cases highlight the potential usefulness of a bone marrow examination in the diagnosis of lymphomas in the absence of nodal or other tissue specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Manipal Hospital, 98 Rustom Bagh, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, 560017 India.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Transplant, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Transplant, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dixit
keywords: HSTL; Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma; IVLBCL; Intravascular large B cell lymphoma