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Are bone marrow biopsies ever false?
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Rarely: Keep in mind that there is no such thing as 100% in life or in medicine. For every test we do, there is some chance (which may be very, very small) that the result will be incorrect.
Answered 11/30/2016
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It is possible: This is why is better to combined the biopsy and aspiration, for better result.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Yes: Most are quite accurate but it is possible to get a false positive or negative depending on wear the tissue is bippsied.
Answered 3/7/2016
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Had a bone marrow asp and biopsy. Said abnormal female karyotype and these numbers in order. Add(14)(q22)(20). It was never explained. Could you help?
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