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Bone Marrow Studies. Examination of the bone marrow is critically important in the diagnosis<br />

and management of a wide variety of hematologic disorders, <strong>for</strong> example, leukemia. Circulating blood<br />

cells are actively produced in the bone marrow. Bone marrow can be obtained by needle aspiration<br />

(cytologic examination), by biopsy of tissue utilizing one of a variety of special needles, or by open<br />

surgical biopsy with a trephine _ (histologic examination). An abnormal cytologic examination will<br />

generally be supplemented by a histologic examination.<br />

Example E20 is a report of a bone marrow aspiration <strong>for</strong> a leukemia patient now in remission.<br />

Abstract what you think is pertinent and then compare with the suggested abstraction on page 113.<br />

Bone marrow biopsies are discussed on pages 195 and 225.<br />

marrow biopsy of a lymphoma patient.<br />

Example G8 is a report of a bone<br />

ltrephine--An<br />

instrument <strong>for</strong> removing a circular disc of bone.<br />

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