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Open Access 01-07-2009 | Editorial

Recent advances in bone marrow biopsy pathology

Author: Jon van der Walt

Published in: Journal of Hematopathology | Issue 2/2009

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Advances in bone marrow pathology continue apace in 2009. The following publications are a personal selection of highlights which are especially applicable to bone marrow biopsies (BMB). …

Weinberg OK, Seetharam M, Ren L, Seo K, Ma L, Merker JD, Gotlib J, Zehnder JL, Arber DA (2009) Clinical characterization of acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia-related changes as defined by the 2008 WHO classification system. Blood 113:1906–1908PubMedCrossRef

Larson R (2009) Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. Haematologica 94:454–459PubMedCrossRef

Beer PA, Jones AV, Bench AJ, Goday-Fernandez A, Boyd EM, Vaghela KJ, Erber WN, Odeh B, Wright C, McMullin MF, Jonathan Cullis J, Huntly BJP, Harrison C, Cross NCP, Green AR (2009) Clonal diversity in the myeloproliferative neoplasms: independent origins of genetically distinct clones. B J of Haematol 144:904–908CrossRef

Facchetti F, Pileri SA, Agostinelli C, Martelli MP, Paulli M, Venditti A, Martelli MF, Falini B (2009) Cytoplasmic nucleophosmin is not detected in blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. Haematologica 94:285–288PubMedCrossRef

Qubaja M, Marmey B, Le Tourneau A, Haiat S, Cazals-Hatem D, Fabiani B, Diebold J, Marie J-P, Audouin J, Geissmann F, Molina TJ (2009) The detection of CD14 and CD16 in paraffin-embedded bone marrow biopsies is useful for the diagnosis of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. Virchows Arch 454:411–419PubMedCrossRef

Wardrop D, Steensma DP (2008) Is refractory anaemia with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis (RARS-T) a necessary or useful diagnostic category? B J Haematol 144:809–817CrossRef

Bennett JM, Orazi A (2009) Diagnostic criteria to distinguish hypocellular acute myeloid leukemia from hypocellular myelodysplastic syndromes and aplastic anemia: recommendations for a standardized approach. Haematologica Vol 94:264–268CrossRef

Gleich GJ, Leiferman KM (2009) Review: the hypereosinophilic syndromes: current concepts and treatments. B J Haematol 145:271–285CrossRef

Ho AK, Hill S, Preobrazhensky SN, Miller ME, Chen Z, Bahler DW (2009) Small B-cell neoplasms with typical mantle cell lymphoma immunophenotypes often include chronic lymphocytic leukemias. Am J Clin Pathol 131:27–32PubMedCrossRef

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Feldman AL, Law M, Remstein ED, Macon WR, Erickson LA, Grogg KL, Kurtin PJ, Dogan A (2009) Recurrent translocations involving the IRF4 oncogene locus in peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Leukemia 23:574–580PubMedCrossRef

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Jiang L, Yuan CM, Hubacheck J, Janik JE, Wilson W, Morris JC, Jasper GA, Stetler-Stevenson M (2009) Variable CD52 expression in mature T cell and NK cell malignancies: implications for alemtuzumab therapy. B J Haematol 145:173–179CrossRef

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Romagnoli M, Sèveno C, Wuillëme-Toumi S, Amio M, Bataille R, Minvielle S, Barillè-Nion S (2009) The imbalance between Survivin and Bim mediates tumour growth and correlates with poor survival in patients with multiple myeloma. B J Haematol 145:180–189CrossRef

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Bryce AH, Ketterling RP, Gertz MA, Lacy M, Knudson RA, Zeldenrust S, Kumar S, Hayman S, Buadi F, Kyle RA, Greipp PR, Lust JA, Russell S, Rajkumar SV, Fonseca R, Dispenzieri A (2009) Translocation t(11;14) and survival of patients with light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Haematologica 94:380–386PubMedCrossRef

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Boveri E, Riboni R, Antico P, Malacrida A, Pastorini A (2009) Letter to the Editor: CD3+ T large granular lymphocyte leukaemia in a HIV+, HCV+, HBV+ patient. Virchows Arch 454:349–351PubMedCrossRef

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Del Giudice I, Pileri SA, Rossi M, Sabattini E, Campidelli C, Della Starza I, De Propris MS, Mancini F, Perrone MP, Gesuiti P, Armiento D, Quattrocchi L, Tafuri A, Amendola A, Mauro FR, Guarini A, Fo R (2009) Histopathological and molecular features of persistent polyclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (PPBL) with progressive splenomegaly. B J Haematol 144:726–731CrossRef

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Krishnan C, Twist CJ, Fu T, Arber D (2009) Detection of isolated tumor cells in neuroblastoma by immunohistochemical analysis in bone marrow biopsy specimens: improved detection with use of B-catenin. Am J Clin Pathol 131:49–57PubMedCrossRef

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Rodeghiero F, Stasi R, Gernsheimer T, Provan D, Arnold DM, Bussel JB, Cines DB, Chong BH, Cooper N, Godeau B, Lechner K, Mazzucconi MG, McMillan R, Sanz MA, Imbach P, Blanchette V, Kühne T, Ruggeri M, George JN (2009) Standardization of terminology, definitions and outcome criteria in immune thrombocytopenic purpura of adults and children: report from an international working group. Blood 113:2386–2393PubMedCrossRef

Title: Recent advances in bone marrow biopsy pathology
Author: Jon van der Walt
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Hematopathology / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1868-9256
Electronic ISSN: 1865-5785
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12308-009-0033-0

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