Which of the Following Indicates a Reason for Performing Cytochemical

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following indicates a reason for performing cytochemical staining on bone marrow specimens of suspected hematologic dyscrasias?

• A) It has higher specificity for hematopoietic lineage differentiation than does standard morphology.
• B) It has lower incidence of false negatives in detecting malignancies.
• C) Manual differentials are prone to misinterpretation, whereas cytochemical staining is not.
• D) It provides a better overview of bone marrow status of hematopoiesis than does the manual differential.