Diagnostic Outcome of Bone Marrow Aspiration– An Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Bone marrow examination is a useful tool not only in determining the cause of disease but also helpful in establishing definitive diagnosis in most of the cases. It is relatively safe procedure which can be performed on outpatient basis. Objectives: To study the spectrum of lesions on bone marrow aspiration. Methods: The study was conducted in the department of hematopathology in collaboration with department of clinical hematology, Sher-I –Kashmir Institute of medical sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar. The study was conducted over a period of 4 years from Jan 2010- Dec 2014. It was a 3 years retrospective and 1 year prospective study. Retrospective data was collected from record section of department of hematopathology. For prospective cases patients were enrolled for the procedure after screening from clinical departments. Results: In present study 5287cases of bone marrow aspirations were done over a period of 4 years. Malignant cases (33.55%) outnumbered benign cases (26.78%). Nutritional anemia was the commonest lesion among benign cases. Acute leukemia’s was commonest lesion among malignant cases. Conclusion: Bone marrow examination is a valuable test in diagnosis hematological disorders and to some extent in nonhematological disorders.
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Yasir Bashir
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