Leukemia

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Bone Marrow Tests


Bone marrow is sampled using a technique called bone marrow aspiration. During this procedure, a thin hollow needle with a syringe attachment is used to suction up (aspirate) a teaspoon-sized sample of liquid bone marrow from the back of the hip bone. A larger needle then is employed to obtain a bone marrow biopsy (core biopsy), which removes roughly a 1/16 inch cylindrical piece of bone marrow from the hip site. After the bone marrow samples are obtained, they are exa...Read the full article