Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma

Objective: This study aimed to compare bone marrow aspirate (BMA) multicolor flow cytometry (MFC) analysis and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in detecting bone marrow (BM) involvement in children with neuroblastoma (NB) at diagnosis and during follow-up. Materials and Methods: A total of 132 BM samples fr...

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Main Authors: Esra Arslantaş, Ali Ayçiçek, Selvinaz Özkara, Ayşe Özkan Karagenç, Sibel Akpınar Tekgündüz, Duygu Yıldırgan, Tuba Nur Tahtakesen Güçer, Ayşe Gonca Kaçar, Özgü Hançerli, Saide Ertürk, Ezgi Paslı Uysalol, Cengiz Bayram
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author Esra Arslantaş
Ali Ayçiçek
Selvinaz Özkara
Ayşe Özkan Karagenç
Sibel Akpınar Tekgündüz
Duygu Yıldırgan
Tuba Nur Tahtakesen Güçer
Ayşe Gonca Kaçar
Özgü Hançerli
Saide Ertürk
Ezgi Paslı Uysalol
Cengiz Bayram
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Selvinaz Özkara
Ayşe Özkan Karagenç
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Duygu Yıldırgan
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Ayşe Gonca Kaçar
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Saide Ertürk
Ezgi Paslı Uysalol
Cengiz Bayram
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description Objective: This study aimed to compare bone marrow aspirate (BMA) multicolor flow cytometry (MFC) analysis and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in detecting bone marrow (BM) involvement in children with neuroblastoma (NB) at diagnosis and during follow-up. Materials and Methods: A total of 132 BM samples from 39 patients (M/F ratio: 19/20; median age: 38 months) with neuroblastoma were simultaneously obtained for evaluation. The samples were investigated for BM involvement using BMB and MFC. Results: A comparison between MFC (<i>n</i>: 60) and BMB (<i>n</i>: 60) was possible for 120 samples. When BMB was considered as the reference standard, MFC had diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 86%, 58%, 54%, and 88%, respectively, and values of 90%, 57%, 60%, and 89%, respectively, at diagnosis. The median proportion of CD45−/CD56+ cells in MFC was 0.028% (range 0–35%). The event-free survival (EFS) rates for MFC (+) and MFC (−) patients according to the analysis results of the BM samples at the time of diagnosis were 70.6% and 81.8%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.607), and the overall survival (OS) rates were 88.2% in MFC (+) patients and 90.9% in MFC (−) patients (<i>p</i> = 0.583). Conclusion: Multicolor flow cytometry may be used as an adjunct to cytomorphology to achieve more sensitive and accurate results as an objective, quantitative method with fast results in detecting bone marrow involvement in children with NB.
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spelling doaj-art-cd13e4c73e944c75aaebbbff1050b7802025-08-20T02:57:07ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182024-12-011424277610.3390/diagnostics14242776Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of NeuroblastomaEsra Arslantaş0Ali Ayçiçek1Selvinaz Özkara2Ayşe Özkan Karagenç3Sibel Akpınar Tekgündüz4Duygu Yıldırgan5Tuba Nur Tahtakesen Güçer6Ayşe Gonca Kaçar7Özgü Hançerli8Saide Ertürk9Ezgi Paslı Uysalol10Cengiz Bayram11Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34480, TurkeyObjective: This study aimed to compare bone marrow aspirate (BMA) multicolor flow cytometry (MFC) analysis and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in detecting bone marrow (BM) involvement in children with neuroblastoma (NB) at diagnosis and during follow-up. Materials and Methods: A total of 132 BM samples from 39 patients (M/F ratio: 19/20; median age: 38 months) with neuroblastoma were simultaneously obtained for evaluation. The samples were investigated for BM involvement using BMB and MFC. Results: A comparison between MFC (<i>n</i>: 60) and BMB (<i>n</i>: 60) was possible for 120 samples. When BMB was considered as the reference standard, MFC had diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 86%, 58%, 54%, and 88%, respectively, and values of 90%, 57%, 60%, and 89%, respectively, at diagnosis. The median proportion of CD45−/CD56+ cells in MFC was 0.028% (range 0–35%). The event-free survival (EFS) rates for MFC (+) and MFC (−) patients according to the analysis results of the BM samples at the time of diagnosis were 70.6% and 81.8%, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.607), and the overall survival (OS) rates were 88.2% in MFC (+) patients and 90.9% in MFC (−) patients (<i>p</i> = 0.583). Conclusion: Multicolor flow cytometry may be used as an adjunct to cytomorphology to achieve more sensitive and accurate results as an objective, quantitative method with fast results in detecting bone marrow involvement in children with NB.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/24/2776neuroblastomachildrenmetastasisbone marrowbone marrow biopsyflow cytometry
spellingShingle Esra Arslantaş
Ali Ayçiçek
Selvinaz Özkara
Ayşe Özkan Karagenç
Sibel Akpınar Tekgündüz
Duygu Yıldırgan
Tuba Nur Tahtakesen Güçer
Ayşe Gonca Kaçar
Özgü Hançerli
Saide Ertürk
Ezgi Paslı Uysalol
Cengiz Bayram
Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
Diagnostics
neuroblastoma
children
metastasis
bone marrow
bone marrow biopsy
flow cytometry
title Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
title_full Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
title_fullStr Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
title_short Comparison of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Flow Cytometry in Demonstrating Bone Marrow Metastasis of Neuroblastoma
title_sort comparison of bone marrow biopsy and flow cytometry in demonstrating bone marrow metastasis of neuroblastoma
topic neuroblastoma
children
metastasis
bone marrow
bone marrow biopsy
flow cytometry
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/24/2776
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