The necessity of bilateral staging bone marrow examinations for paediatric solid tumours

The necessity of bilateral staging bone marrow examinations for paediatric solid tumours

Background: Bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies (BMATs) form an important part of staging to detect bone marrow metastases of both haematological and nonhaematological neoplasms. Aim: The study’s primary aim was to determine whether it is necessary to perform bilateral BMATs on paediatric c...

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Main Authors: Anne-Cecilia van Marle, Ilse Coetzee, Wynand Britz, Jade Eichbauer, Marguerité Smith, Marli van Gend, Helen van der Westhuizen, Rièlle Vorster, Leriska Haupt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
bone marrow aspirate and trephine biopsy
solid tumour
staging
metastases
childhood cancer
Online Access:https://sajo.org.za/index.php/sajo/article/view/242

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