Bone marrow trephine biopsy in Haematological diseases: a study of 53 cases

Authors

  • Hazera Khatun Specialist in Haematology, Square Hospital, Dhaka
  • Salma Afrose Associate Professor, Department of Haematology, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mohiuddin Ahmed Khan Professor & Head, Department of Haematology, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tasneem Ara Assistant Professor, Department of Haematology, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mohammad Sirajul Islam Assistant Professor, Department of Haematology, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka
  • Akhil Ranjan Biswas Assistant Professor, Department of Haematology, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i2.21544

Keywords:

Bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy, aplastic anaemia, haematological malignancy

Abstract

Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) and biopsy (BMTB) are important investigations for diagnosis of haematolgical malignancies and non-malignant diseases both in adults and children. BMA and BMTB are complementary and if both are done a comprehensive analysis of bone marrow involvement is possible. 53 cases of BMTB were studied in order to underscore the indications and importance of BMTB. BMTB was done to determine cellularity in aplastic anaemia (AA) (33.96%, n=18) and in cases of failure of aspiration (32.08%, n=17). Failure of aspiration was attributable to bone marrow (BM) fibrosis (76%, n=13) due to acute leukaemia (35.30%, n=6) and myelofibrosis (43.17%, n=7). BMTB upstaged non Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) from IIIB to IVB in 22.22% cases. 1 case of AA showed focal lymphoid aggregate which later evolved into acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). BMTB is a safe procedure and increased bleeding was noted only in a case of polycythaemia vera.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i2.21544

J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 22, No.2, October, 2013, Page 207-210

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Published

2015-01-09

How to Cite

Khatun, H., Afrose, S., Khan, M. A., Ara, T., Islam, M. S., & Biswas, A. R. (2015). Bone marrow trephine biopsy in Haematological diseases: a study of 53 cases. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 22(2), 207–210. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v22i2.21544

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Original Articles