- Procedures
- Laboratory
- Bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy – The doctor uses a needle to take a sample of marrow and blood from the hip bone. The sample gets evaluated under a microscope for signs of leukaemia.
- Cytogenetics and molecular tests – These are done to look for genetic/ chromosomal changes in the leukaemia cells.
- Lumbar Puncture (Spinal tap) – The doctor uses a needle to take cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal cord to look for leukaemia cells.
