The utility of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in cytopenic patients with a non-diagnostic bone marrow: A prospective study
Truong F, Smith BR, Stachurski D, Cerny J, Medeiros LJ, Woda BA, Wang A. The utility of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in cytopenic patients with a non-diagnostic bone marrow: A prospective study. Leukemia Research 2009, 33: 1039-1046. PMID: 19232722, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeCytopenic patientsFlow cytometricPredictive valueGroup 1 patientsGroup 2 patientsHematology outpatient clinicBone marrow aspirateNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueFCM resultsMedian followMyelomonocytic maturationAbnormal cytogeneticsBM examinationBM diseaseClinical entityOutpatient clinicProspective studyMedical causesMorphological dysplasiaClinical managementMarrow aspiratesIdiopathic cytopeniaPatients