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Are bone marrow biopsies done on both sides?
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May be yes may be no: Usually the biopsy performed on one side, but if they could aspirate enough material they go on other sit?
Answered 2/1/2012
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They can be: Most of the time a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration is done on one side (unilateral). For the staging of certain cancers a biopsy is done on both sides (bilateral).
Answered 1/5/2019
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