If a bone marrow aspiration results in a dry tap, or when the marrow aspirate lacks spicules, the best source for studying cellular detail and maturation sequence is
a. Touch imprints of the core biopsy
b. Core biopsy washings
c. Reaspiration of marrow
d. Histologic embedded paraffin blocks
Question 2
The presence of which of the following in the bone marrow is diagnostic for sideroblastic anemia?
a. Iron-laden macrophages
b. Sea blue histiocytes
c. Moderate siderocytes
d. Ringed sideroblasts