Involvement of bone marrow in various lymphomas – A study of 60 cases
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: The bone marrow is the site of numerous primary hematopoietic malignancies and also commonly involved by metastatic tumours. Aims and objectives: This study aims to determine the frequency of bone marrow involvement by various lymphomas. Results: Out of 60 cases studied 18 shows bone marrow involvement by lymphoma which includes one case of Hodgkins Lymphoma and 17 cases of Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Conclusion: The frequency of bone marrow involvement in our study is 6.6% in Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 38 % in Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Ramya Panneerselvam, Jayanandhini M, Dhanalakshmi S, Vijaya Baskar P
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