Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in Blood Smear in Acute Leukemia
Features of blast cell morphology in peripheral blood in acute leukemia: chromatin structure, nucleoli, and cytoplasm in a blood smear.
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
Atypical Leukocyte Nuclear Shapes in Blood Smears
Peculiarities of leukocyte morphology in peripheral blood: examples of unusual heart-shaped cell nuclei observed during microscopy of stained smears.
Lab test interpretation
Pleural Fluid Cytology: Breast Cancer Metastasis
Morphology of cell clusters in pleural fluid in breast cancer metastasis: features of spherical cell complexes in effusion cytology.
Oncohematology
Hematology Exercise: Blast Cell Adhesion Membrane Proteins
A laboratory hematology test: which blast cell membrane protein is responsible for their intercellular adhesion? Test your knowledge.
Lab test interpretation
Polymorphic Rod Flora in Gynecological Smear Microscopy
Microscopic view of a gynecological smear for flora: squamous epithelial cells and polymorphic rod flora during vaginal discharge microscopy.
Oncohematology
Multinucleated Plasma Cells in Multiple Myeloma
Morphology of plasma cells in bone marrow in multiple myeloma: detection of uninucleated and multinucleated atypical plasma cells in the myelogram.
Lab test interpretation
Neutral Fat in Coprogram: Sudan III Staining for Steatorrhea
Detection of neutral fat in stool using Sudan III staining. Microscopic signs of steatorrhea, causes of lipid malabsorption, and diagnostic approaches.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Ascariasis: Ascaris lumbricoides and Eggs in Stool
A clinical case of ascariasis in a 23-year-old man: expulsion of an adult Ascaris lumbricoides during vomiting and detection of Ascaris eggs by copro-ovoscopy.
Hematology
Microscopy Challenge: Identify the Cell in Blood Smear
An interactive laboratory hematology challenge: identify the atypical cell in a peripheral blood smear and test your diagnostic skill.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Erythrocytes and Cylindruria
Peculiarities of urine sediment microscopy in pronounced erythrocyturia: detection of barely visible elements, hyaline casts, and epithelial cells.
Laboratory methods
Vacuum Blood Serum Tubes in Clinical Diagnostic Labs
Purpose and rules for using vacuum tubes with clot activators to obtain blood serum for laboratory biochemical analyses in clinical diagnostic practice.
Parasitology
Clonorchis sinensis Eggs: Microscopy and Identification
Microscopic features of Clonorchis sinensis eggs: size, operculum with shoulders, apical knob, and similarity to Opisthorchis spp. eggs.