Is Hypocellular Bone Marrow Cancer

Hypocellular can be used to describe both benign (non-cancerous) groups of cells and malignant (cancerous) tumours. Pathologists commonly use the term hypocellular when describing the changes seen in a bone marrow biopsy where there is a decreased number of cells compared to what is normally present in the bone marrow.

Is Hypercellular bone marrow cancer?

In people with CML, the bone marrow is often hypercellular because it’s full of leukemia cells. These tests may also be done after treatment to see if the leukemia is responding to treatment.

Is aplastic anemia a form of cancer?

Although aplastic anaemia is not a malignant disease (cancer) it can be very serious, especially if the bone marrow is severely affected and there are very few blood cells left in circulation.