Oncohematology
Atypical Lymphocyte Morphology in Suspected LPD
Clinical case: absolute lymphocytosis and atypical nuclear forms in a 71-year-old patient's blood smear. Indications for bone marrow biopsy in LPD.
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.
Hematology
Morphology of Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts in Bone Marrow
Morphological criteria for osteoblasts and multinucleated osteoclasts in bone marrow smears: differential diagnosis from plasma cells.
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Casts: Hyaline, Granular, and Waxy Types
Morphological characteristics of casts in native urine sediment: fatty, hyaline, granular, and waxy casts under light microscopy.
Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in a Blood Smear
Morphological features of erythrocytes in hemolytic anemia: detection of basophilic stippling in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Immunophenotyping of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Characteristic immunophenotype in acute promyelocytic leukemia: expression of CD117, MPO, CD13, CD33 with negativity for CD34 and HLA-DR. Flow cytometry.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Osteoarthropathy
Clinical case: mutilating osteoarthropathy and 30% plasmacytosis in the bone marrow of a 12-year-old child. Morphology of plasma cells, Mott cells, and Russell bodies.
Oncohematology
Acute B-lymphoblastic Leukemia in Pleural Fluid
Cytological findings in pleural fluid in acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia: lymphoblast morphology and diagnosis verification by immunophenotyping.
Hematology
Avian Blood Morphology: Nucleated Erythrocytes in Parrots
Explore the unique morphology of avian blood cells: a microscopic view of a parrot's blood smear showing oval, nucleated erythrocytes in veterinary hematology.
Hematology
Sickle Cells (Drepanocytes) in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of drepanocytes in a peripheral blood smear in sickle cell anemia. Causes of mutation, link to malaria, and diagnostic features.
Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in P5'N Deficiency
Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smear: morphological features in pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase deficiency and hemolytic anemia.
Education
Blood and Bone Marrow Cytomorphology: Case Studies
Practical analysis of hematological cases: morphology of blood and bone marrow cells, plasmablasts, cryoglobulinemia, and hemolytic anemia.
Oncohematology
Granulocyte Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Morphology of dysplastic granulocytes in MDS: asynchronous maturation, binuclearity, hypogranularity, and differential diagnosis with monocytes.