title: Cytology of Bone.
abstract: Cytology of bone is a useful diagnostic tool. Aspiration of lytic or proliferative lesions can assist with the diagnosis of inflammatory or neoplastic processes. Bacterial, fungal, and protozoal organisms can result in significant osteomyelitis, and these organisms can be identified on cytology. Neoplasms of bone including primary bone tumors such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, synovial cell sarcoma, and histiocytic sarcoma and tumors of bone marrow including plasma cell neoplasia and lymphoma and metastatic neoplasia can result in significant bone lysis or proliferation and can be diagnosed effectively with cytology.
authors.affiliation: Pathobiology Department, University of Illinois, 1008 Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, USA. Electronic address: abarger@illinois.edu.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: Bone; Cytology; Osteomyelitis; Osteosarcoma