Table of Contents

Introduction to bone marrow and its examination; cytological and histological analysis; access to bone marrow; quantitative requirements for aspiration and sectioned tissue sampling; bone marrow aspiration; sternal puncture; iliac puncture; puncture of spinous processes of lumbar vertebrae; the multiport aspiration needle; processing of specimens; methods of staining smears; examination of smears; common problems and their resolution; bone marrow trephine biopsy; tips for a successful procedure; size and quality of specimens; aspiration prior versus post trephine biopsy; processing of specimens; examination of biopsy specimens; reporting and interpretation of biopsy specimens; format for an effective and useful report; examples of descriptions of sections from representative haematological diseases; newer developments and future directions. (Part contents).

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State University of New York, Buffalo