Korean J Hematol.  2012 Dec;47(4):309-310. 10.5045/kjh.2012.47.4.309.

Long-term survival of a patient with bone marrow gelatinous degeneration of idiopathic origin

• Niscola P
• Palombi M
• Fratoni S
• Trawinska
• Scaramucci L
• Tendas A
• Giovannini M
• Perrotti A
• de Fabritiis P

• KMID: 1832113
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2012.47.4.309

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow
Gelatin
Humans
Gelatin

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Serous atrophy in a diffuse and severe hypocellular background (A). Reduced fat cells, a diffuse extracellular gelatinous amorphous material, small typical lymphocytes, and mature plasma cells were also observed (B). Small islets of hematopoietic cells were detected at a level of <5%.

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