Journal of Clinical Pathology 2007;60:212-215
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Bone marrow aspiration before bone marrow core biopsy using the same bone marrow biopsy needle: a good or bad practice?
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Dr A Islam
Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Buffalo General Hospital, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
A single-needle single-site technique for bone marrow aspiration and core biopsy has been compared with a two-needle technique, using 30 randomly selected patients who required these two investigations. In addition, two single-needle techniques were compared, aspirating immediately after penetrating the cortex or, alternatively, aspirating after the needle (without the stilette) had been advanced 20–25 mm. The two-needle technique was found to be superior to either of the single-needle techniques, which often resulted in a biopsy specimen that was denuded of bone marrow cells.
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