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Hypercellular bone marrow
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Dugananswered
Specializes in Hematology
The bone marrow: Changes as we age. The cellularity is the percentage of blood cell production as compared to fat. As a rule of thumb the cellularity as a percent is 1... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Zartash Gulanswered
Hematology and Oncology 22 years experience
Many reasons: Marrow can be hypercellular because any of the cell lines, red cells , white cells or platelets or intercellular matrix may start to grow due to beni... Read More
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613 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Cellularity: Cellularity is typically calculated by 100-the age of the person. So a 60 year old should have a 40% cellular marrow. If it is considerably more, th... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends: If the lesion was localized and completely removed, the prognosis is generally good. However, you father needs to monitored and serum protein electrop... Read More
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19 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stephen Nogaanswered
Medical Oncology 36 years experience
Home of blood cells: The cells in your blood are born and reach maturity in the bone marrow. This is the very protected space in the middle of your large bones like your a... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Romeo Mandanasanswered
Hematology and Oncology 40 years experience
Under gen anesthesia: Donating bone marrow for transplantation entails a procedure called bone marrow harvesting. The donor is placed under general anesthesia and turned ov... Read More
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3.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
It can be: If bone marrow is collected the standard way by retrieving it directly from a bone, it can be painful due to pressure when the needle is inserted into... Read More
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6.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Register as a Donor: You can register in any blood bank by asking about the national marrow donor program(nmdp) also called: be the match registry. It is simple to registe... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Blachlyanswered
Specializes in Medical Oncology
No: No, no health benefit. But, if prepared well as in osso bucco, it can be delicious when spread on little toasts.
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2.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Detecting diseases: Bone marrow tests are performed for many reasons, but the commonest ones are:
detecting bone marrow involvement by a cancer - many cancers, notably l... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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