Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Bone Marrow Picture in Remission
Morphological remission in multiple myeloma: myelogram evaluation, 1.0% plasma cells, and complete blood count parameters in a 73-year-old female patient.
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.
Oncohematology
Myeloproliferation: Bone Marrow Findings
Clinical case of myeloproliferation in a 48-year-old female patient. Description of bone marrow findings from sternal puncture and peripheral blood data.
Oncohematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Diagnostic Case Study
A clinical case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in a patient with significant leukocytosis, lymphocytosis, and lymphadenopathy. History, CBC, and ultrasound results are described.
Hematology
Laboratory Diagnostics of Pancytopenia: Blood and Bone Marrow
A case of severe pancytopenia: analyzer results, blood smear morphology, and hypocellular bone marrow aspirate in a 79-year-old patient.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (FAB M1)
Blood smear in acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (FAB M1): pronounced leukocytosis, myeloblast morphology, and laboratory diagnostic criteria.
Oncohematology
MDS with Excess Blasts: Peripheral Blood Smear Findings
A clinical case of MDS with excess blasts: pancytopenia by analyzer data, blasts in blood smear, platelet dysplasia, and poikilocytosis.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Blood and Bone Marrow Picture
A clinical case of chronic myeloid leukemia: leukocytosis in blood analysis, granulocytic hyperplasia, and bone marrow morphology.
Hematology
Reticulocytes: Supravital Staining and Clinical Significance
Morphology of reticulocytes, methods of supravital blood smear staining, reference ranges, causes of reticulocytosis and reticulocytopenia in clinical practice.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi and Spermatozoa in Urine Sediment
Microscopy of urine sediment: differential diagnosis of yeast cells and spermatozoa in native preparations, and the clinical significance of these findings.
Hemostasis
Thrombocytosis and Giant Platelets in Complete Blood Count
A clinical case of severe thrombocytosis (PLT 1152×10^9/L) in a 41-year-old patient: analyzer printout and giant platelets in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Morphology of Blasts in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia L3
A clinical case of ALL with L3 morphology: vacuolated blasts in bone marrow, suppression of hematopoiesis, and cytochemical reaction results.
Hematology
Leukocyte Mitosis in Peripheral Blood Smear: A Case Study
Discovering leukocyte mitosis in peripheral blood: a clinical case in an ARVI patient, microscopic findings, and reporting considerations.