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Chapter-24 Bone Marrow Processing

BOOK TITLE: Laboratory Procedures in Haematology

Author
1. Mehdi SR
ISBN
9788180616570
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10437_24
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2006
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, India, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Bone Marrow specimens are collected for studies of BM clot, BM biopsy and aspirates for Prussian Blue Iron or other special stains. The aspirates for Iron and all the special stains are processed in haematology lab while for clot and biopsy is processed in Histopathology lab. In Histology lab after fixation in B-5 fixative for 4 hours 3-4 μm sections are cut and stained by Hematoxylene and Eosin (H and E). However, the aspirates and trephine sections are reported by the Hematologist.

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