Bone marrow infiltration of lymphoma

Bone marrow infiltration of lymphoma

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 68-year-old woman presented with rapidly growing multiple lymphadenopathy, night fever, weight loss, and drenching sweat. Physical examination revealed enlarged liver and spleen. Blood tests revealed pancytopenia, elevated levels of lactate dehydrogenase, ...

Markers of Bone Marrow Infiltration in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Objective: To determine the levels of serum lactate dehydrogenase 2 (LD2) Isoenzyme and β2 microglobulin (β2m) in patients of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and to correlate these levels in NHL patients with and without bone marrow infiltration. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore and Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (...

Sinusoidal infiltration of hepatosplenic lymphoma in liver and bone marrow

PET/CT in Evaluation Bone Marrow Infiltration in Malignant Lymphoma

Bone marrow stroma contains multi-potential non-hematopoietic progenitor cells capable of differentiating into various tissues of mesenchymal origin, including osteoblasts, endothelial cells, reticular cells, fibroblasts and adipocytes. The bone marrow's microvasculature with a single layer endothelium forms sinusoid, which radically distributes around the draining central sinus. The vasculatur...

Clinicopathological Features of Bone Marrow Infiltration in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Should Bone Marrow Staging Be Done Only in High Risk Patients?

OBJECTIVE The frequency of bone marrow infiltration by Hodgkin lymphoma is low and varies from 3 to 18%. Hence there exists a dilemma whether bone marrow staging should be done only in the high risk cases. This study aims to study the clinicopathological features and the histomorphology of bone marrow infiltration by Hodgkin Lymphoma. MATERIAL AND METHOD Bone marrow aspirates and biopsies fro...