Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte in Peripheral Blood Smear in Leukemia
Clinical case of a megakaryocyte in peripheral blood of a 44-year-old female patient with blastemia (23% blasts), giant platelets, and anemia.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
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Oncohematology
Prominent Monocytosis and Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of leukocytosis (35.3×10⁹/L) with anemia and 66.5% monocytosis: morphological evaluation of suspicious mononuclear cells and blasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Morphological Features of Prolymphocytes in Blood Smears
Morphology of prolymphocytes in peripheral blood with Romanowsky staining: differential diagnosis with lymphocytes and blasts in blood smears.
Hematology
McLeod Syndrome: Acanthocytosis in Peripheral Blood Smear
McLeod syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with neuroacanthocytosis. Learn about erythrocyte morphology in blood smears, Kx antigen deficiency, and clinical features.
Hematology
Eosinopenia in Complete Blood Count: Clinical Significance
A clinical case of eosinopenia in acute infection: causes of decreased eosinophils in the blood and the diagnostic value of the indicator as a marker of inflammation.
Hematology
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia: Blood and Bone Marrow
A clinical case of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia: macrocytosis (MCV 118 fL), Howell-Jolly bodies, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and megaloblastic erythropoiesis in the bone marrow.
Hematology
Mott Cells in Blood Smear: Plasma Cell Morphology
Morphology of Mott cells in a complete blood count. Features of detecting plasma cells with Russell bodies in peripheral smears and scattergrams.
Hematology
Band Neutrophils in Marked Leukocytosis: A Case Study
Morphological assessment of neutrophils and differentiation of band forms in a peripheral blood smear during marked leukocytosis (WBC 28.3×10⁹/L).
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Granulated Cells in Blood Smears
Morphological evaluation of highly granulated cells in blood smears during leukocytosis: differential diagnosis of granulocytes and staining effects.
Oncohematology
Blast Cells and Pancytopenia in a Child's Blood Smear
Clinical case of pancytopenia and splenomegaly in a child. Morphology of cells in a peripheral blood smear, differential diagnosis of blasts and leukemia.
Oncohematology
Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AML M5): Hemogram and Blood Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M5): hyperleukocytosis, analyzer scattergram, and blast morphology in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia with Lymphoid-Like Morphology
A case study of primary plasma cell leukemia with lymphoid-like cell morphology: blood smear, flow cytometry, and cytogenetics data.