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. 1984 Nov;37(11):1259–1263. doi: 10.1136/jcp.37.11.1259

Bone marrow fibre content in acute myeloid leukaemia before and after treatment.

A Islam, D Catovsky, J M Goldman, D A Galton
PMCID: PMC498994  PMID: 6594351

Abstract

Bone marrow fibre content was studied in 34 patients with acute myeloid leukaemia at presentation and subsequently after chemotherapy and at complete remission. The findings indicate that: some degree of marrow fibrosis is present in about one third of the patients with acute myeloid leukaemia at presentation; effective antileukaemia treatment may result in reversal of marrow fibrosis; and increase in marrow fibre content at diagnosis does not affect haemopoietic regeneration after treatment and achievement of complete remission.

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