Once the needle has been firmly set into the bone ... a small amount of bloody fluid is seen in the hub. The bone marrow needle and syringe is then removed en bloc and several smears are made.

Should intravenous sedation be used, the patient should not consume any fluids or food ... A specialized bone marrow biopsy needle is then inserted through the skin and into the patient's bone.

Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...

A successful transplant gives someone with multiple myeloma new, healthy bone marrow. It replaces the bone marrow harmed by myeloma cells. Hematopoietic (hee-MA-toh-poy-EH-tik) stem cells (usually ...