Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Biopsy Cells: A Diagnostic Challenge
A diagnostic challenge in bone marrow biopsy microscopy for a patient with multiple myeloma. Identify the cells indicated by arrows in the specimen.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
Most of our material is written in Russian — that is the working language of the community. A few pieces exist in English; the rest of the library is one click away and the photographs need no translation.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocyte Morphology in CMV Infection
Morphology of reactive lymphocytes in a blood smear from a 4-year-old child with acute cytomegalovirus infection: microscopy, digital gallery, and DIFF scattergram.
Lab test interpretation
Fern Test for Amniotic Fluid Leakage Diagnosis
Microscopic crystallization (fern phenomenon) upon drying amniotic fluid. A diagnostic method for ruptured fetal membranes.
Hematology
Dacryocytes and Poikilocytosis in Anemia Blood Smear
A clinical case of severe anemia in a 27-year-old patient: marked poikilocytosis with predominant dacryocytes, hypochromia, and polychromatophilia in the blood smear.
Clinical cases
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
A clinical case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with rhabdoid cells in aspirate: cytology and immunohistochemistry in differential diagnosis.
Clinical cases
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix: Papanicolaou Cytology
Cervical cytology smears from a 68-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma. Papanicolaou stain, showing complexes of atypical epithelial cells.
Hematology
Monocyte vs. Band Neutrophil in a Blood Smear
Criteria for differential diagnosis of band neutrophils and monocytes in peripheral blood: features of nuclear structure, chromatin, and cytoplasm.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear of an Adolescent
Clinical case of blasts found in the blood smear of a 14-year-old adolescent with leukocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Morphological features of blast cells.
Parasitology
Canine Dirofilariasis: Microfilariae in a Gum Biopsy
A clinical case of microfilariae detection in a dog's gum fine-needle biopsy. PCR confirmed a mixed invasion of Dirofilaria repens and D. immitis.
Oncohematology
Melanoma Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology and Biopsy
A clinical case of melanoma metastasizing to the bone marrow: cytological features of aspirate, black trephine biopsy, and histological examination.
Parasitology
Feline Cytauxzoonosis: Cytauxzoon Schizont in Bone Marrow
Microscopic image of feline cytauxzoonosis (Cytauxzoon felis): mature schizont in a mononuclear phagocyte of the bone marrow and merozoite release.
Parasitology
Morphology of Trematodes: Clonorchis, Opisthorchis, Fasciola
Comparative morphology of trematodes: Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, Fasciola hepatica, and Paragonimus westermani on microscopic slides.