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Table 2 Correlation between trephine biopsy indication-based and bone marrow length

From: A prospective survey on trephine biopsy of bone and bone marrow: an experience with 274 Indian patients’ biopsies

Trephine biopsy indications

No. of cases

Percentage (%)

Minimum bone marrow length (cm)

Maximum bone marrow length (cm)

Mean length (cm)

Standard deviation

Myeloproliferative neoplasm

48

17.52

0.5

4

2.12

0.76

Lymphoma

24

8.75

0.6

3.5

2.1

0.77

Multiple myeloma

39

14.23

0.3

3.8

1.59

0.82

Acute leukemia

63

22.99

0.5

3.5

1.72

0.77

Pyrexia of the unknown region

10

3.64

0.5

2.3

1.47

0.67

Cytopenias user evaluation

31

11.31

0.3

4

1.88

0.79

Myelodysplastic syndrome

17

6.20

0.8

4

2.28

0.76

Aplastic anemia

14

5.10

0.2

3.2

1.74

0.89

Other indications

28

10.21

0.2

2.9

1.77

0.69