A systematic study comparing aspirate versus trephine for quantifying plasma cell infiltration in newly-diagnosed myeloma

Br J Haematol. 2016 Sep;174(5):818-20. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13807. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

Authors

Joseph Gabriel¹, Andrew McGovern², Stephen Robinson¹, David Wright², Timothy Chevassut^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
² Department of Haematology and Pathology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.
³ Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. t.chevassut@bsms.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Haematology and Pathology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. t.chevassut@bsms.ac.uk.

PMID: 26492094
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13807

No abstract available

Keywords: Myeloma; aspirate; infiltration; plasma cells; trephine.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods*
Biopsy / standards
Biopsy, Needle
Humans
Leukemia, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
Lymphocyte Count
Models, Theoretical
Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis*
Multiple Myeloma / pathology
Neoplasm Invasiveness / diagnosis
Plasma Cells / pathology*
Retrospective Studies