Oncohematology
Cytological Features and Diagnosis of Plasmacytoma
Morphological characteristics of atypical plasma cells in plasmacytoma. Cytological picture and differential diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Smoker's Cells in Sputum: Alveolar Macrophages
Alveolar macrophages with soot particles ("smoker's cells") in sputum smear in COPD and pneumonia. Microscopic image with Kinyoun stain.
Oncohematology
Primary Myelofibrosis: Blood and Bone Marrow Picture
Primary myelofibrosis: anemia, dacryocytes, and left shift in blood; erythroblastic islands and atypical megakaryocytes in bone marrow aspirate.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Identifying Parasite Eggs in Stool
Clinical parasitology case: identify the helminth species by egg capsule morphology in a wet stool smear from a child with dog contact.
Oncohematology
Platelet Aggregates in Bone Marrow Aspirate
A clinical case of severe hyperthrombocytosis: cytological picture of bone marrow aspirate with massive platelet aggregates.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Islands in Bone Marrow Smears
Cytological features of erythroblastic islands in bone marrow: structure of macrophages surrounded by erythrokaryocytes, and nuclear phagocytosis.
Parasitology
Demodex Mites on Eyelashes: Eyelid Demodicosis Diagnosis
Microscopic examination of eyelashes for suspected eyelid demodicosis: detecting Demodex mites in hair follicles and laboratory diagnostic criteria.
Oncohematology
Mott Cell in Bone Marrow in TEMPI Syndrome
Morphological finding in bone marrow aspirate: a plasma cell with Russell bodies (Mott cell) in a patient with suspected TEMPI syndrome.
Parasitology
Detection of Demodex Mites in Native Skin Scrapings
Microscopic examination of skin scrapings with 40% alkali: identification of Demodex mites (D. folliculorum, D. brevis) for laboratory diagnosis of demodicosis.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Clinical case review of MDS: dyserythropoiesis, multinucleated erythroblasts, micromegakaryocytes, and hemogram findings in myelodysplasia.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Synovial Fluid: Lab Hematology School
Microscopy of synovial fluid: detection of characteristic cholesterol crystals, appearing as plates with notched corners in chronic arthritis.
Parasitology
Urogenital Schistosomiasis Diagnosis in Urine Sediment
A case of hematuria in a patient from Africa: urine sediment microscopy and the search for Schistosoma haematobium eggs when urogenital schistosomiasis is suspected.