Oncohematology
Primary Myelofibrosis: Blood Smear and Trephine Biopsy
Morphology in primary myelofibrosis: leucoerythroblastic peripheral blood picture, megakaryocyte atypia, and reticulin fibrosis of the bone marrow.
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
Mycelium and Yeast Spores in Urine Sediment: Lab Diagnostics
Microscopy of urine sediment in candiduria: pseudomycelium filaments and budding yeast spores of Candida. Laboratory diagnostics of infections.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Morphology of Auer rods in myeloblasts in AML: mechanism of formation from abnormal primary granules and cytological features of blasts.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Multiple Myeloma
Bone marrow aspirate findings in a 62-year-old patient with multiple myeloma: dynamic myelogram assessment, plasmacyte morphology, and clasmatosis.
Hemostasis
Large Platelets in Blood Smear: Causes and Significance
What do large platelets in a blood smear mean? Morphological features of young platelets, reasons for their appearance, and their connection to bone marrow regeneration.
Oncohematology
Mantle Cell Lymphoma Leukemia: Blood Smear Findings
Clinical case of lymphoma leukemization: hyperleukocytosis 153×10⁹/L, over 90% atypical lymphoid cells with cleaved nuclei and nucleoli in the blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Fecal Salt Crystals in Coprogram Microscopy
Discovering salt crystals in native fecal samples during coprograms. Features of microscopy and possible causes of urinary salt contamination.
Hematology
Giant Degenerative Neutrophil in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphology of a giant, degeneratively altered neutrophil in bone marrow aspirate: nuclear and cytoplasmic features, and diagnostic significance.
Hemostasis
Giant Platelets: Morphology and Analyzer Errors
Learn about the morphology of giant platelets in blood smears and the causes of errors during impedance cell counting on hematology analyzers.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmocyte Morphology in Multiple Myeloma
Sternal puncture findings in multiple myeloma: plasmocyte infiltration up to 74%, chromatin atypia, clasmacytosis, and rouleaux formation.
Hematology
Macrophage Accumulation in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of macrophage accumulation in bone marrow aspirate: microscopic view of cells of the monocytic-macrophage system.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in B12-Deficiency Anemia
Morphological signs of dysgranulocytopoiesis and dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow aspirate in severe B12-deficiency anemia: a clinical case.