Bone Biopsy: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the biopsy or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Not being able to lie still during the biopsy.
- Having a condition that affects your immune system. This may increase your chance for an infection at the biopsy site.
- Not getting a good sample of bone tissue. A good sample may be hard to get to with a needle.
| Last updated: | October 24, 2008 |
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| Author: | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Joseph O'Donnell, MD - Hematology/Oncology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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