For which of the following is obtaining a bone marrow core biopsy mandatory?
a. Anemia is suspected.
b. Leukemia is suspected.
c. Megakaryocyte disorders are suspected.
d. Aspirate is a dry tap.
ANS: D
When the aspirate is a dry tap, it is imperative that a bone marrow biopsy be obtained. This gives the hematologist and/or pathologist a way of assessing the bone marrow in the absence of an aspirate (dry tap). If the aspirate is a dry tap, then something significant is present in the marrow and the biopsy will help determine the cause.
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