Some opinions of the myelogram in 2,445 cases implemented in the Ho Chi Minh center for Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Compiling 2,445 bone marrow aspiration cytology done at hematology department of HCM city and Blood Transfuson Centre (between Mar 1996-Aug 1998) we found the following results. -Acute leukemia: 737 cases (30.1%) -Myelohyperplasia syndrome: 132 cases (5.4%). - Aplastic anemia: 98 cases (4%). - Myelodysplasia: 49 cases (22%). -Lympho profilerative disease: 41 cases (1.7%). - Megaloblastic anemia: 14 cases (0,6%).- Cancer metastasis 26 cases (1.1%). - Extramedullary disorders: 1,100 cases (45%) - Normal Bone marrow cytology 213 cases (8.7%). Needle bone marrow aspiration technic, simple, nearly without complication, now still has remained the major diagnostic test for hematology disorders.

Some opinions of immunomarkers in diagnosis of acute leukemia

At the blood transfusion and haematology centre of HCM, we performed phenotyping for 118 cases of acute leukemia diagnosed from 1/11/1999 to 31/7/2000. Based on the results, we go futher to choose appropriate treatment protocol and prognosis.