BM Examination: Patterns of Involvement Seen in Staging BM Biopsy Specimens of 47 Cases Positive for MCL
Result . | No. of Patients (%) . |
---|---|
Degree of BM involvement | |
Heavy (>50% of biopsy) | 12 (26) |
Partial (≤50% of biopsy) | 35 (74) |
Pattern | |
Interstitial/intertrabecular | 34 (72) |
Diffuse | 13 (28) |
Nodular | 17 (36) |
Mixed nodular/diffuse | 4 (9) |
Mixed paratrabecular/interstitial | 13 (28) |
Result . | No. of Patients (%) . |
---|---|
Degree of BM involvement | |
Heavy (>50% of biopsy) | 12 (26) |
Partial (≤50% of biopsy) | 35 (74) |
Pattern | |
Interstitial/intertrabecular | 34 (72) |
Diffuse | 13 (28) |
Nodular | 17 (36) |
Mixed nodular/diffuse | 4 (9) |
Mixed paratrabecular/interstitial | 13 (28) |