high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (sct) have become an effective care for many patients with hematological malignancies. harvesting the stem cells is one the most important parts of sct. the two most commonly used mobilization regimens are the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (g-csf) or g-csf plus chemotherapy. however, about 10-30% of patients are unab...

Bone is maintained by coupled activities of bone-forming osteoblasts/osteocytes and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Alterations in this relationship can lead to pathologic bone loss such as osteoporosis. It well known that osteogenic cells support osteoclastogenesis via production RANKL. Interestingly, our recently identified marrow mesenchymal cell population—marrow adipogenic lineage precursors (...

Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasia (BPDCN) is a rare hematological malignancy whose pathogenesis has not yet been elucidated. Skin, bone marrow, and lymph node involvement can be observed, it generally seen in men old adults. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) features of skin marrow biopsy are essential for diagnosis. There no standardized treatment options this malignancy, the prognosis pa...

A number of noninvasive imaging techniques have been used for the evaluation of bone marrow, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and bone marrow scintigraphy. The appearance of bone marrow on MRI varies considerably depending on the proportion of red and yellow marrow, and the composition of the red marrow and its distribution with relation to age and sex. The composition of bone marrow ...

PURPOSE Pathologic angiogenesis has been correlated with tumor growth, dissemination, metastasis, and prognosis in solid tumors including breast cancer. Angiogenesis has also been implicated in the pathophysiology of, and shown to be a therapeutic target in tumors arising in the bone marrow. The status of angiogenesis in the bone marrow of breast cancer patients is unknown. The aim of this stud...

to be deemed bone marrow carcinosis. Matrix bone metastases were demonstrated in 78% of patients with bone marrow carcinosis versus only 16% of the patients without bone marrow carcinosis. Heavy tumour infiltration of the bone marrow was associated with multiple bone lesions with histopathologic evidence of bone destruction [5]. This study provided evidence that the primary soil of metastatic b...