Diagnostic outcomes of bone marrow aspirate and trephine biopsies performed at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Wanda S TshabalalaDouglas P K Wilson

Abstract

Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy (BMAT) are widely performed in adults to evaluate haematological and malignant conditions. However, the diagnostic yield from the procedure in unselected patients in the South African public sector has not previously been described. We identified the main indications and most common diagnoses encountered for BMAT and described the demographic and blood profiles of patients, including HIV-positive patients, who had undergone the procedure at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. We retrospectively reviewed laboratory data from January 2016 to December 2016 for all patients aged ≥ 13 years who underwent the procedure and stratified findings by demographic data. Among 120 BMAT biopsies studied, 80 (67%) cases were performed to evaluate suspected malignancy and a further 40 (33%) cases for non-malignant indications. The main indications for bone marrow examination were: cytopenias 38 (32%), lymphoma 35 (29%), leukaemia 21 (18%), and multiple myeloma 17 (14%). BMAT results revealed that 60 cases (50%) were malignant in origin, 30 cases (25%) were non-malignant and 30 cases (25%) were classified as normal. The common diagnoses were: leukaemia, 24 (20%); multiple myeloma, 16 (13%) and lymphom...Continue Reading

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