Is bone marrow biopsy always indicated in patients with primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma?
Actas Dermosifiliogr
; 104(8): 667-71, 2013 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-23954046
ABSTRACT
Bone marrow involvement at the time of diagnosis is uncommon in patients with primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (PCMZL). Moreover, in these patients such involvement is rarely found in isolation on diagnosis. Typically the few patients with PCMZL who have early bone marrow involvement also present secondary nodal or visceral involvement, which is detected by other staging studies (usually computed tomography). In recent years, this has given rise to some debate about whether a bone marrow biopsy should be routinely performed in patients diagnosed with PCMZL in view of the good prognosis and low incidence of bone marrow infiltration and/or extracutaneous involvement in this type of lymphoma.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Bone Marrow
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Bone Marrow Examination
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Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
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Unnecessary Procedures
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Actas Dermosifiliogr
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article