THE VALUE OF STERNAL MARROW ASPIRATION AS A METHOD OF BONE MARROW BIOPSY

Article1 September 1941THE VALUE OF STERNAL MARROW ASPIRATION AS A METHOD OF BONE MARROW BIOPSYERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.P., MAURICE E. LEONARD, M.D., C.M.ERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MAURICE E. LEONARD, M.D., C.M.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-3-446 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is to attempt an evaluation of the method of aspirating portions of the sternal marrow through a needle or a small canula for study of the marrow cells. The assumption is that by this procedure a fair sample of the cellular components of the organ known as bone marrow can be obtained. Since Arinkin1first described this method in 1929, it has been widely used and has been the subject of a number of excellent papers. Some authors2, 3, 4, 5, 6found the procedure satisfactory for study of the marrow. Others7, 8apparently experienced...References1. ARINKIN ML: Die intravitale Untersuchungsmethodik des Knochenmarks, Folia Haemat., 1929, xxxviii, 159. Google Scholar2. SEGERDAHL E: Ueber Sternalpunktionen, Acta med. Scand., 1935, Suppl. LXIV. Google Scholar3. YOUNGOSGOOD RHEE: Sternal marrow aspirated during life, Arch. Int. Med., 1935, lv, 186. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. VOGELERFROSENTHAL PLAN: Hematological observations on bone marrow obtained by sternal puncture, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1937, vii, 436. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. REICH C: A study of the diagnostic value of sternal puncture in clinical hematology, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, clxxxix, 515. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HOLMESBROWN WFGO: Clinical study of bone marrow by the method of sternal puncture, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1933, xxx, 1306. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. CUSTER RP: Studies on the structure and function of bone marrow. III. Bone marrow biopsy, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, clxxxv, 617. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. DAMESHEKHENSTELLVALENTINE WHHEH: The comparative value and the limitations of the trephine and puncture methods for biopsy of the sternal bone marrow, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, xi, 801. LinkGoogle Scholar9. RHOADSMILLER CPDK: Histology of the bone marrow in aplastic anemia, Arch Path., 1938, xxvi, 648. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 2, 1941.From the Department of Medicine, University of California Medical School, San Francisco.Aided by a grant from the Christine Breon Fund for Medical Research. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1941Volume 15, Issue 3Page: 446-458KeywordsBiopsyBone marrowCellsResearch funding ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...