Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Iliac crest tap; Sternal tap
Normal Values
The bone marrow should contain the proper number and types of:
- Blood-forming (hematopoietic) cells
- Connective tissues
- Fat cells
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) -
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) -
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) - Disseminated bacterial or fungal infections
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Lymphoma Multiple myeloma Myelofibrosis - Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Primary
thrombocytopenia Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
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Bone marrow aspiration Risks
Review Date: 06/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
