Hematology
Endothelial Cells in Bone Marrow Aspirate
How endothelial cells of blood vessels appear in bone marrow aspirate smears: morphological features and differential diagnosis.
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.
Laboratory methods
Alpha-Naphthyl Acetate Esterase Activity in Monoblasts
Evaluating alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase activity in bone marrow smears to identify monocytic lineage cells: monoblast and promonocyte morphology.
Oncohematology
Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology
A clinical case of breast adenocarcinoma metastasis to bone marrow: cytological features, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and biochemical markers.
Oncohematology
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastasis to Bone Marrow
A clinical case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis to the bone marrow: cytology of trephine biopsy imprints in pancytopenia.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Hematology Case
Laboratory hematology test: select the conditions in which a large number of Howell-Jolly bodies are found in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Neutropenia and Hypereosinophilia in a Child's Blood Test
Analysis of a child's complete blood count: moderate absolute neutropenia and hypereosinophilia, mistakenly considered normal for age by doctors.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocytes in Infectious Mononucleosis
A clinical case of infectious mononucleosis in a 7-year-old child: complete blood count parameters and morphology of reactive lymphocytes in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Babesiosis: Morphology of Babesia divergens and Malaria Distinctions
A clinical case of babesiosis (Babesia divergens): morphology of intraerythrocytic parasites, Maltese cross, and differential diagnosis with malaria.
Hematology
Lymphocyte Morphology and Leukocytosis in Pertussis
A clinical case of pertussis in a 2-year-old child: pronounced lymphocytosis, lymphocytes with cleaved nuclei, and smudge cells in the blood smear.
Oncohematology
Cytochemical Reactions in Acute Leukemia Diagnostics
Summary table of cytochemical reactions in hematology: myeloperoxidase, Sudan Black B, esterases, and PAS reaction for differential diagnosis of leukemias.
Oncohematology
Eosinophilic Leukemia in a Salamander Blood Smear
Morphology of a monocyte and immature eosinophils in a peripheral blood smear of a tiger salamander with eosinophilic leukemia. Wright-Giemsa stain.
Hemostasis
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Diagnostic Case
A clinical case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: schistocytes in a blood smear, hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and ADAMTS-13 deficiency.