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1593905

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
To determine whether serial examinations of the peripheral blood can replace regular bone marrow punctures in the diagnosis of a relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), the peripheral blood of 40 AML patients in remission undergoing regular bone marrow punctures was studied. Within three months prior to bone marrow examination proving relapse in 97% of the relapses, at least one of the following values of the peripheral blood was pathological: blasts (84%), neutrophil granulocytes (72%), thrombocytes (64%), and hemoglobin (58%). The simultaneous appearance of abnormalities in the peripheral blood and the bone marrow occurs in such high incidence that routine bone marrow punctures are rendered obsolete in the follow-up of AML patients. Needless pain and anxiety can therefore be avoided for many AML patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0887-6924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Routine bone marrow punctures during remission of acute myelogenous leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study