Figure 2. The aspirate is preferred for assessing the fine morphologic detail of the cells. Few naked nuclei are noted in this specimen. The lineage of these cells cannot be determined.
Figure 3. Clusters of mature granulocytes are shown in this marrow aspirate. Myeloid elements are more abundant than erythroid forms in the normal marrow.
The Pathophysiology of ITP Revisited: Ineffective Thrombopoiesis and the Emerging Role of Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists in the Management of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura