Clinical Study

Myelonecrosis: A Clinicopathological Study from a Tertiary Care Center in South India over a Twelve-Year Period

Table 2

Distribution of underlying disease in patients with myelonecrosis.

Distribution of underlying diseaseNo. of cases ( )

Malignant (16 cases; 64%)
 Leukemia 6 ( ALL-4; AML-2)
 Lymphoma 5 (NHL-4; HL-1)
 Metastasis 5 (adeno ca.-4, melanoma-1)
Nonmalignant (6 cases; 24%)
 TB with HIV 3
 TB with hemophagocytosis 1
 HIV 1
 Sickle cell anemia1
Unknown cause (3 cases; 12%)
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