Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is found in the hollow part of most bones. Bone Marrow Test at Maurya Labs Purnia is the  procedure in which a small sample of bone with bone marrow inside it is removed. In most of the cases the sample is taken from the hip area. A special wide needle is pushed into the bone and rotated to remove a sample of bone with the bone marrow inside it. The sample tested by examination under a microscope at Maurya Labs, Purnea, Bihar.

Bone Marrow Test measures the number and types of blood-forming (hematopoietic) cells, fat cells, and connective tissues. If the number of cells are abnormal then they might indicate cancer, anemia, blood cancer, thrombocytopenia etc.

Your doctor may advise a bone marrow biopsy if the CBC test performed shows abnormal number of RBC, platelets or any other component of blood. Generally doctor advises the test if he suspects:

• Blood Cancer
• Multiple Myeloma
• Thrombocytopenia
• A body-wide fungal infection
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• A nerve tissue tumor
• Unexplained anemia

A bone marrow biopsy may be done in a pathology lab with trained pathologist for taking the sample or in a hospital. The sample may be taken from the pelvic or breast bone. Doctor gives a local anesthesia at the site from where he has planned to take the sample. After local anesthesia takes effect doctor will insert the bone marrow biopsy needle and take the sample which is then tested under the microscope at Maurya Labs. Purnia, Bihar by either Dr A K Sinha or by Dr Anurag Mohan both of whom are renowned pathologist.