Oncohematology
Osteoblasts in Bone Marrow in Pediatric Acute Leukemia
A clinical case of osteoblasts in bone marrow aspirate from a 5-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: causes and morphology.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology and Mitotic Figures in Acute Leukemia
Criteria for morphological assessment of blasts: chromatin, N/C ratio, nucleoli, and identification of mitotic figures in acute leukemia bone marrow smears.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis: Causes and Differential Diagnosis
Explore the causes of bone marrow plasmacytosis: reactive conditions, MGUS, and multiple myeloma. Understand the features of differential morphological diagnosis.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Cell Mitosis and Hematopoiesis Stages
Explore bone marrow cell division: blast proliferation, normoblast enucleation, megakaryocyte endomitosis, and the morphology of mitotic figures.
Oncohematology
Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blast Cytochemistry
Features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants: KMT2A gene mutations, blast morphology in bone marrow, and PAS and MPO reactions.
Hematology
Galactosemia: Bone Marrow Cell Vacuolization
Clinical case of galactosemia in an 8-month-old infant: GALT enzyme deficiency, bone marrow cell vacuolization, intoxication symptoms, and early cataracts.
Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Bone marrow cell morphology in vitamin B12 deficiency: maturation asynchrony, megaloblastic erythropoiesis, and abnormal mitotic figures.
Hematology
Niemann-Pick Disease: Storage Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of Niemann-Pick disease in a 4-year-old child: morphology of foamy storage cells in a bone marrow aspirate smear.
Hematology
Gaucher Cells in Bone Marrow Smear of a Child
Gaucher cells found in the bone marrow of a 2-year-old child with splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. Morphological features and clinical picture.
Oncohematology
Megakaryoblastic Leukemia: Bone Marrow Morphology
A clinical case of suspected megakaryoblastic leukemia in a 60-year-old man: thrombocytosis, anemia, and morphology of small megakaryocytes in bone marrow.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia: Dyserythropoiesis in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of severe megaloblastic anemia: neurological symptoms, pancytopenia, and morphological signs of dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow smears.