Hematology
Barr Bodies in Neutrophils: Identifying Sex Chromatin
Morphological identification of Barr bodies (sex chromatin) in peripheral blood neutrophils: a clinical case of a female patient in the intensive care unit.
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.
Oncohematology
Dysgranulocytopoiesis in Blood Smear: Suspected Myelodysplastic Syndrome
A clinical case of pancytopenia in a 75-year-old patient: signs of dysgranulocytopoiesis, pseudo-Pelger anomaly, and poikilocytosis with suspected MDS.
Clinical cases
Signet Ring Cells in Pleural Effusion: Microscopy
Microscopy of a native pleural effusion smear. Detection of signet ring cells with a large vacuole in suspected metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Multiple Myeloma
Cytological features of bone marrow in multiple myeloma: atypical and binucleated plasma cells, Mott cells, clasmacytosis, and a phagocytosing macrophage.
Parasitology
Morphology of Bertiella sp. Egg in Lab Diagnostics
Microscopic examination of Bertiella sp. eggs isolated from a proglottid: morphological features of the oncosphere and diagnostic hooks of the parasite.
Clinical cases
Rare Morphological Findings in Biomaterial Microscopy
Microscopic findings in clinical diagnostic laboratories: botryoid neutrophil segmentation, karyorrhexis, blast with Auer rods, signet ring cells, and uric acid crystals.
Lab test interpretation
Synovial Fluid Microscopy in Purulent Arthritis
Cytological findings in synovial fluid during purulent arthritis: neutrophil aggregates and prominent bacterial flora in a stained smear.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow in Multiple Myeloma Remission: A Case Study
Evaluating bone marrow aspirate in multiple myeloma remission: mature plasma cell morphology, absence of atypia, and normal myelogram parameters.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Urine Sediment: Struvite Morphology
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals and amorphous phosphates in urine sediment at alkaline pH. Microscopic findings in a general urine analysis.
Oncohematology
Blood Picture in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
A clinical case of CMML in a 73-year-old patient: absolute monocytosis, isolated blasts, dysgranulopoiesis, and neutrophil hyposegmentation in the blood smear.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts and Auer Rods in Blood Smear
A clinical case of refractory acute myeloid leukemia: 64% blastemia in peripheral blood, morphology of myeloblasts and Auer rods in the smear.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Blast Morphology in Complete Blood Count
A clinical case of acute leukemia in a 21-year-old patient: pronounced blastosis in a peripheral blood smear, morphological features, and clinical manifestations.