Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a 15-year-old teenager: Auer rods in blasts, pancytopenia, leukocytosis, and analyzer scattergram.
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
Blasts in CBC for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of CML: 7% blasts, myelocytes, and metamyelocytes in CBC. Cell morphology and the importance of blast count in myeloid leukemia.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in ALL L3 and Burkitt Lymphoma
Morphological features of blasts in acute lymphoblastic leukemia L3 (FAB) and Burkitt lymphoma: cytoplasmic basophilia, pronounced cell vacuolization.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells: Blood Smear & Scattergram
Clinical case: atypical mononuclear cells (32%) and leukocytosis 21.38×10⁹/L in a 23-year-old female patient. Sysmex WDF and WPC scattergrams, cytology, and leukocyte differential.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Blasts and Lymphocytes in Blood
Morphological features of blasts in blood: high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, delicate chromatin, and the role of immunophenotyping in diagnosis.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells: Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of atypical mononuclear cells (virocytes) in blood smears: nuclear polymorphism, cytoplasmic basophilia, and infection diagnosis.
Oncohematology
AML with t(8;21) Translocation: Morphology and Genetics
Diagnostic criteria and morphological features of AML with t(8;21) translocation: blast assessment, granulocyte anomalies, and differential diagnosis with APL.
Oncohematology
AML with t(8;21) Differential Diagnosis: Cytology and Immunophenotyping
Criteria for differential diagnosis of AML with t(8;21), acute promyelocytic leukemia, and CMML: bone marrow cytology, immunophenotyping, and genetics.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Cell Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia: morphology of neoplastic lymphocytes in peripheral blood smear, including scalloped and filiform cell forms.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia in a 65-year-old man: complete blood count parameters, scattergram, and morphology of scalloped and filamentous cells.
Oncohematology
Prolymphocytic Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A case of CLL transformation to prolymphocytic leukemia: leukocytosis increased to 162×10⁹/L in 4 months, with up to 40% prolymphocytes in blood smear.
Hemostasis
Rendu-Osler Disease: Telangiectasias and Anemia
Rendu-Osler disease: causes of endothelial insufficiency, skin and mucous membrane telangiectasias, risk of occult GI bleeding and iron deficiency anemia.