bone marrow biopsy

Indications

• evaluation of bone marrow disease

Procedure

• biopsy of the bone marrow which differs from aspiration, in that the core from the needle is sectioned & stained in order to obtain information regarding cellularity, fibrosis & other archetectural features of the marrow
• the aspirate is obtained & viewed to examine cell morphology

More general terms

• tissue biopsy
• clinical hematology test

Additional terms

• bone marrow
• bone marrow aspirate