Cytopathology
Volume 35, Issue 5 pp. 658-660
ENIGMA PORTAL

Vacuoles in a bone marrow smear: Not always reactive

Karan Mayani-Mayani, 

Corresponding Author

Karan Mayani-Mayani

Department of Hematology, University Hospital of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Correspondence

Karan Mayani-Mayani, Hematology Department, University Hospital of La Palma, La Cumbre, n° 28, Buenavista de Arriba, Breña Alta, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38713, Spain.

Email: [email protected]

Search for more papers by this author
Marcelo Pedro Barrios-Suvelza, 

Marcelo Pedro Barrios-Suvelza

Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Canary Islands, Canary Islands, Spain

Search for more papers by this author
Cristina Bilbao-Sieyro, 

Cristina Bilbao-Sieyro

Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr. Negrin, Canary Islands, Spain

Search for more papers by this author
Emilio González-Arnay, 

Emilio González-Arnay

University School of Nursing of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Human Anatomy, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

Search for more papers by this author
First published: 09 July 2024
https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.13421

Karan Mayani-Mayani, Marcelo Pedro Barrios-Suvelza and Cristina Bilbao-Sieyro contributed equally to this study.

Abstract

Vacuoles are a common observation in bone marrow smears, often related to reactive causes. The authors report a clinical case with this cytology finding in a 67-year-old male patient with systemic symptoms.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

No conflict of interest declared.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data regarding this paper are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties.