Assessment of bone marrow involvement in patients with lymphoma: report on a consensus meeting of the Korean Society of Hematology Lymphoma Working Party.
In September 2011, the Korean Society of Hematology Lymphoma Working Party held a nationwide conference to establish a consensus for assessing bone marrow (BM) involvement in patients with lymphoma. At this conference, many clinicians, hematopathologists, and diagnostic hematologists discussed various topics for a uniform consensus in the evaluation process to determine whether the BM is involved. Now that the discussion has matured sufficiently to be published, we herein describe the consensus reached and limitations in current methods for assessing BM involvement in patients with lymphoma.
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong
Y
Park
Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byung Bae
BB
Park
Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Ji Yun
JY
Jeong
Department of Pathology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Wook Youn
WY
Kim
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seongsoo
S
Jang
Department of Pathology, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Bong Kyung
BK
Shin
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Soon
DS
Lee
Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Jae Ho
JH
Han
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chan-Jeoung
CJ
Park
Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Cheolwon
C
Suh
Department of Pathology, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Insun
I
Kim
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun-Sook
HS
Chi
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination / Q000379:methods*; D032921:Consensus; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
Bone marrow involvement; Consensus report; Korean Society of Hematology Lymphoma Working Party; Lymphoid malignancies