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Comparative Study
. 2007 Feb;60(2):212-5.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037341. Epub 2006 Jun 2.

Bone marrow aspiration before bone marrow core biopsy using the same bone marrow biopsy needle: a good or bad practice?

Anwarul Islam  1
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Comparative Study

Bone marrow aspiration before bone marrow core biopsy using the same bone marrow biopsy needle: a good or bad practice?

Anwarul Islam. J Clin Pathol. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

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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