An observation of a potential metastatic mimic in bone marrow aspirate smears.

Prabhu Gouda, Sujaya Mazumder, Anandhi Anbalagan, Rakhee Kar

International journal of laboratory hematology 2022 Feb

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We present an interesting observation of crushed erythroid precursors in bone marrow aspirate smears mimicking metastatic deposits. These artefactual clusters could be due to anticoagulation with ethylenediaminetetraacetic and also due to shearing forces exerted on the cells during aspiration and smearing. It is important to be aware of this potential mimic as in a given clinical context it can get misdiagnosed as metastasis. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Prabhu Gouda, Sujaya Mazumder, Anandhi Anbalagan, Rakhee Kar. An observation of a potential metastatic mimic in bone marrow aspirate smears. International journal of laboratory hematology. 2022 Feb;44(1):38-39