Table 2.

Effects of involvement of marrow by neoplastic cells on percent hematogones

Percent bone marrow hematogones
Category of marrow involvementAll specimensDensity gradient separation–processedAmmonium chloride lysis–processed
MeanSDRangeMeanSDRangeMeanSDRange
No involvement 1.99 4.92 0-65 2.76 6.48 0-65 1.15 1.90 0-12.4 
 (n = 432)   (n = 225)   (n = 207)   
< 25% neoplastic cells 1.53 2.66 0-15.7 1.79 2.80 0-15.7 1.27 2.51 0-11.4 
 (n = 114)   (n = 57)   (n = 57)   
25%-49% neoplastic cells 0.72 2.33 0-12.0 0.88 2.65 0-12 0.56 2.01 0-9.3 
 (n = 42)   (n = 21)   (n = 21)   
50% or more neoplastic cells 0.14 0.35 0-2.0 0.19 0.43 0-2.0 0.08 0.16 0-0.7 
 (n = 74)   (n = 42)   (n = 32)   
Percent bone marrow hematogones
Category of marrow involvementAll specimensDensity gradient separation–processedAmmonium chloride lysis–processed
MeanSDRangeMeanSDRangeMeanSDRange
No involvement 1.99 4.92 0-65 2.76 6.48 0-65 1.15 1.90 0-12.4 
 (n = 432)   (n = 225)   (n = 207)   
< 25% neoplastic cells 1.53 2.66 0-15.7 1.79 2.80 0-15.7 1.27 2.51 0-11.4 
 (n = 114)   (n = 57)   (n = 57)   
25%-49% neoplastic cells 0.72 2.33 0-12.0 0.88 2.65 0-12 0.56 2.01 0-9.3 
 (n = 42)   (n = 21)   (n = 21)   
50% or more neoplastic cells 0.14 0.35 0-2.0 0.19 0.43 0-2.0 0.08 0.16 0-0.7 
 (n = 74)   (n = 42)   (n = 32)   

n indicates number of bone marrow specimens.

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