Abstract:Background: Bone marrow necrosis (BMN) affects both stromal tissue and hematopoietic precursors and its prevalence ranges from 0.3–37%, being the hematologic malignancies the most frequent cause.
Aim: To describe the clinical and pathological characteristics of 30 patients with BMN diagnosed and treated at our institution.
Methodology: We included all adult patients diagnosed during the last 8 years (2000– 2007) via bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.
Results: Median… Show more
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