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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a potentially life-saving treatment for children with cancer, severe immunodeficiency diseases, aplastic anemia, inherited diseases of the bone marrow such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, and some metabolic diseases.
Bone marrow transplantation may be utilized for leukemia (cancers of the marrow cells) as well as solid tumors such as lymphoma, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, and sarcoma.
The purpose of the bone marrow transplant for these diseases is to provide healthy cells from the donor which travel to the various organs in the body and correct the chemical imbalance.
The bone marrow is extracted from the patient prior to transplant and may be "purged" to remove lingering malignant cells (if the disease has afflicted the bone marrow).
The amount of bone marrow harvested depends on the size of the patient and the concentration of bone marrow cells in the donor's blood.
As the patient waits for the transplanted bone marrow to migrate to the cavities of the large bones, set up housekeeping or "engraft," and begin producing normal blood cells, he or she will be very susceptible to infection and excessive bleeding.
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