Oncohematology
Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Leukemic Phase in Blood Smear
A clinical case of mantle cell lymphoma with leukemic phase: morphology of atypical lymphocytes in blood and bone marrow smears, immunophenotyping data.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
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Parasitology
Lice Eggs (Nits) in a Pet Rat: Microscopic Examination
A clinical case of pediculosis in a pet rat: microscopic examination of fur, detection, and morphology of attached nits (lice eggs).
Lab test interpretation
Ciliated Epithelial Cells in Rhinocytogram Analysis
Morphology of ciliated epithelial cells from the nasal mucosa in a rhinocytogram smear: microscopic features and cilia. Learn more about their characteristics.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hyposegmentation: Morphology & Differential Dx
Neutrophil hyposegmentation in a smear: differential diagnosis of Pelger-Huët anomaly and pseudo-Pelger-Huët cells in myelodysplastic syndrome.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood in Acute Leukemia
Morphology of blasts in peripheral blood in acute leukemia: smear microscopy and complete blood count results with severe pancytopenia.
Oncohematology
Sézary Syndrome: Atypical Lymphocytes in Blood Smear
A clinical case of Sézary syndrome: erythroderma, leukocytosis, and lymphoid cells with characteristic cerebriform nuclei in a blood smear.
Clinical cases
Ascitic Fluid Cytology in Ovarian Cancer
Microscopy of ascitic fluid sediment from a patient with ovarian cancer: cytological signs of metastatic involvement and atypical cell complexes.
Parasitology
Entamoeba coli Cysts in Stool: A Case Study
Microscopy of a 14-year-old child's stool revealed 5-7 rounded Entamoeba coli cysts per field of view in a Lugol's solution preparation.
Hematology
Poikilocytosis: Erythrocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
Erythrocyte morphology in severe poikilocytosis: detection of ovalocytes, dacryocytes, schistocytes, and stomatocytes in macrocytic anemia and cytopenia.
Hematology
Severe Pancytopenia & Barr Body in Blood Smear
A clinical case of pancytopenia: analyzer printout and blood smear showing marked aniso-poikilocytosis and a Barr body in a segmented neutrophil.
Parasitology
Enterobiasis Diagnosis: Male and Female Enterobius Vermicularis
Microscopic identification of Enterobius vermicularis pinworms: distinguishing features of the male and mature female with eggs in parasitological examination.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in a Flora Smear: Microscopic Picture
Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis during microscopic examination of a flora smear. Morphology of protozoa against the background of a pronounced neutrophilic leukocyte reaction.