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dmcintosh

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What are the main reasons for using a core biopsy specimen versus an aspirate specimen?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What would be the expected effect of chronic myelogenous leukemia on the M:E ratio?
 
  a. Normal
  b. Increased
  c. Decreased
  d. None



Carissamariew

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:
 The aspirate is good for assessing morphologic disparities that might be present in the marrow.
 The core biopsy preserves the juxtapositional relationship of the marrow with its surrounding environment and thus can provide
valuable information about possible disparities present in the bone marrow microenvironment.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: B



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