RESUMEN
Objective: to study the frequency of hematological and non-hematological disorders found on bone marrow examination in a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar
Methodology: this cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at the pathology department of Khyber Medical College and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from Jan to Dec 2013. A total of 157 patients were included in this study. Bone marrow aspiration was done, stained and examined
Results: out of 157 patients, 30 patients [19.1%] had leukemia, 26 [16.6%] had megaloblastic anemia, ITP was present in 26 patients [16.6%], 18 patients [11.5%] showed normal bone marrow, 17 patients [10.8%] had evidence of hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia was present in 9 patients [5.7%], iron deficiency anemia was seen in 9 patients [5.7%], anemia of chronic disorder was present in 08 patients [5.1%], hypersplenism was present in 05 patients [3.2%], metastatic lesions, PNH and visceral leishmaniasis was present in 2 patients [1.3%] each. Malaria, myelofibrosis and evidence of hemoglobinopathies was found in 01 patient [0.6%] each
Conclusion: anemia was the commonest disorder amongst non-malignant disorders and leukemia was the commonest malignant disorder