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Originally Posted by Neil Cuadra

They usually do the biopsy and aspiration at the same time. One procedure, one hip, and two types of material extracted, producing two categories of results.

The biopsy lets them study the number and quality of your blood forming cells. The aspiration lets them look for abnormal cells and chromosome damage. Usually both are important for diagnosis and for assessing changes in your disease condition, giving you information used to choose an appropriate treatment.

However, I suppose they might do only one if the other won't affect your treatment. To be sure, ask the doctor if the results will affect decision-making.

Is there a difference between aspirate and biospy with regard to pain level either during or after procedure?