Hematology
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: diagnostic criteria, bone marrow examination, and mepolizumab therapy.
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.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Interpreting Changes in a Smear
A diagnostic cytology exercise: determine which patient clinical history corresponds to the microscopic changes in the smear.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Breast Mass FNAB: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of cytological examination of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of a breast mass in a 40-year-old woman. Evaluate the microscopic picture of the smears.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Acanthamoeba in Corneal Scrape
Microscopy of a corneal scrape in Acanthamoeba keratitis: morphology of Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts amidst pronounced neutrophilic infiltration.
Oncohematology
Acute Myelomonoblastic Leukemia: Blood and Bone Marrow Findings
Clinical case of acute myelomonoblastic leukemia in a 61-year-old male: anemia, monocytosis in blood, and monocytoid blastosis in bone marrow aspirate.
Oncohematology
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Morphology and Cytochemistry
A clinical case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 21-year-old patient: blast morphology in blood and bone marrow, MPO, PAS, and lipid cytochemistry results.
Oncohematology
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Bone Marrow Involvement
Bone marrow morphology in ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma: pleomorphic tumor cells with basophilic vacuolated cytoplasm.
Hematology
Crystals in Megakaryocytes: Morphology and Clinical Case
A rare clinical case of crystals found in megakaryocytes in a bone marrow aspirate of a 2-year-old child with infection and thrombocytopenia.
Oncohematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Bone Marrow Morphology
Morphological signs of dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow aspirate in MDS: cytoplasmic bridges, blasts, and binucleated cells amidst pancytopenia.
Oncohematology
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Blood Smear and Bone Marrow
A suspected myeloproliferative neoplasm case: pancytosis in blood count, hyperplasia of hematopoietic lineages, and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments in bone marrow.
Lab test interpretation
Vegetable Fiber in Coprogram: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic appearance of vegetable fiber in a native stool sample. Morphological features of indigestible fiber during coprogram analysis.
Parasitology
Differential Diagnosis of Cestode Eggs in Cats
Microscopic examination of a cat's tapeworm proglottid: morphology of cestode eggs, differential diagnosis of Dipylidium caninum and taeniids.