Megakaryocytes in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) samples

Megakaryocytes in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) samples

Authors

  • Rafael Martinez-Giron a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:116:"INCLÍNICA Foundation for Clinical, Pneumological and Carcinogenic Research. Calvo Sotelo, 16. 33007-Oviedo (Spain).";}
  • Cristina Martínez-Torre Faculty of Pharmacy. University of Modena-Reggio Emilia. Via G. Campi, 183 41125-Modena (Italy).
  • Santiago Martínez-Torre Department of Family and Community Medicine. La Paz University Hospital. Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid (Spain).

Keywords:

Megakaryocytes; Bronchoalveolar fluid; Cytopathology; Immunocytochemistry

Abstract

n/a

References

1. Howell WH, Donahue DD. The production of blood platelets in the lungs. J Exp Med 1937; 65: 177-203.
2. Levine RF, Eldor A, Shoff PK, Kirwin S, Tenza D, Cramer EM. Circulating megakaryocytes: delivery of large numbers of intact, mature megakaryocytes to the lungs. Eur J Haematol 1993; 51: 233-246.
3. Copeland AR, O'Toole K, Chadburn A, Greenebaum E. Megakaryocytes in bronchial brush cytology. A case report. Acta Cytol 1993; 37: 400-402.
4. Panchabhai TS, Bandyopadhyay D, Farver C, Mehta AC. Fatal post-bronchoscopy bleeding in a patient with essential thrombocytosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014; 11: 1668-1670.
5. Dejima H, Nakanishi H, Kuroda H, Yoshimura M, Sakakura N, Ueda N et al. Detection of abundant megakaryocytes in pulmonary artery blood in lung cancer patients using a microfluidic platform. Lung Cancer 2018; 125: 128-135.

6. Liu J, Luo X, Wang W, Zheng S, Lin H, Zeng J et al. Clinicopathological study of 9 cases of megakaryocytes in pleural and peritoneal fluids. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97: e11923. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011923.

Downloads

Published

19-01-2022

Issue

Section

LETTERS TO EDITOR

How to Cite

1.
Martinez-Giron R, Martínez-Torre C, Martínez-Torre S. Megakaryocytes in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) samples. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 19 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];92(6):e2021300. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/10077