COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF BONE MARROW ASPIRATE WITH TREPHINE BIOPSY IN HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM TREPHINE LENGTH IN LYMPHOMA INFILTRATION

Abstract

Aspirate has a high specificity; its sensitivity depends upon the type of disease. Apart from few conditions, in which aspirate alone is sufficient, biopsy is mandatory in most. Preprocessing trephine length of 17-20 mm examined at multiple deeper levels was found optimal for assessing lymphoma positivity.