Parasitology
Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear
Morphological features of Trichomonas vaginalis under microscopy of a vaginal smear. Diagnosis of urogenital trichomoniasis and clinical manifestations.
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
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear
What basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in a blood smear means: diagnostic significance in thalassemia, lead poisoning, and sideroblastic anemias.
Lab test interpretation
Ascitic Fluid Cytology: Atypical Cells Morphology
Morphology of atypical cells in ascitic fluid: microscopy of native preparations and Romanowsky staining when malignancy is suspected.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Promyelocytes in Autoimmune Neutropenia
Morphological features of promyelocytes and bone marrow aspirate in agranulocytosis and autoimmune neutropenia with granulopoiesis hyperplasia.
Clinical cases
LSIL Features in Cervical Cytology Smear: A Case Study
Cervical LSIL cytological criteria: koilocyte morphology, squamous epithelial atypia, association with HPV infection, and patient management strategies.
Lab test interpretation
Spermatorrhea: Spermatozoa Detection in Urine Sediment
Spermatorrhea in urine sediment microscopy: causes of spermatozoa presence, visual characteristics of the sample, and clinical significance in laboratory practice.
Clinical cases
Pleural Effusion Cytology in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Cytological findings in pleural effusion with metastatic breast cancer: atypical tumor cell clusters, polymorphism, and malignancy criteria.
Lab test interpretation
Mesothelium in Ascitic Fluid: Native Specimen Microscopy
Microscopy of a native ascitic fluid specimen: morphology of mesothelial cells against a background of erythrocytes and leukocytes at 400x magnification.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytic Infiltration in Myeloma
Morphological features of bone marrow in multiple myeloma: criteria for total plasmacytic infiltration and atypical plasma cells in cytology.
Clinical cases
Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma in Cervical Cytology
Cytological findings of endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the uterine body in a cervical smear: atypical cell clusters, cytomorphology, and verification.
Hematology
Pelger-Huët Anomaly: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of hereditary Pelger-Huët anomaly. Morphological features of neutrophil nuclear hyposegmentation in peripheral blood.
Lab test interpretation
Erythrocyte Casts in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of erythrocyte casts in urine sediment: microscopic signs of renal hematuria in glomerulonephritis and other kidney lesions.