Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blast cells with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear in acute myeloid leukemia. Cytological diagnostic criteria.
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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Parasitology
Anisakiasis: Anisakis Larvae Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphological features of Anisakis larvae: caudal spine and cephalic structures. Infection routes, clinical presentation of anisakiasis, and fish decontamination rules.
Parasitology
Cryptosporidium Oocysts with Acid-Fast Staining
Morphology and staining artifacts of Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts using the acid-fast method: differentiation from yeast cells in a smear.
Lab test interpretation
Fatty Casts and Renal Epithelium in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy in a patient with proteinuria (3 g/L): fatty, granular, and epithelial casts, vacuolization and fatty degeneration of renal epithelium.
Clinical cases
Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon in Pulmonary Actinomycosis
The Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon: causes of eosinophilic cuff formation, morphology of "sulfur granules" in pulmonary actinomycosis, and cytological diagnosis.
Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili Cysts: Fecal Smear Microscopy
Microscopic identification of Chilomastix mesnili cysts in stool: characteristic morphological features with Lugol's iodine and trichrome staining.
Clinical cases
Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Keratinization in BAL Cytology
Cytological features of squamous cell carcinoma with keratinization in bronchoalveolar lavage: cell polymorphism, nuclear atypia, and cytoplasmic keratinization.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Cylinders and Renal Epithelium
Atlas of urine sediment in proteinuria (3 g/L): microscopy of fatty, waxy, granular, and epithelial casts, as well as renal epithelial cells.
Hematology
Basophil Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Unusual basophil morphology in a peripheral blood smear: characteristic basophilic granularity and identification features of granulocytic cells.
Parasitology
Reindeer Helminthiasis: Coproscopic Diagnosis
Morphology of helminth eggs and larvae in reindeer by coproscopy: Dicrocoelium trematodes, Nematodirella, Marshallagia, Skrjabinema nematodes, and strongyles.
Oncohematology
Atypical Promyelocytes in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Morphology of atypical promyelocytes in acute promyelocytic leukemia: features of nuclear shape and azurophilic granularity in blast cell cytoplasm.
Oncohematology
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Pleural Effusion
Cytomorphological features of DLBCL cells in pleural effusion: cytoplasmic vacuolization, atypical mitoses, and differential diagnosis with carcinoma and sarcoma.