Clinical cases
Cytological Features of De Quervain's Subacute Thyroiditis
Cytological picture of subacute thyroiditis: multinucleated giant cells, epithelioid histiocytes, colloid, and differential diagnosis.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Candida spp. Mycelium in Urogenital Smear Microscopy
Microscopic findings of candidiasis: detection of mycelium and budding Candida spp. cells during the examination of a urogenital smear for flora.
Clinical cases
Diagnosing Gonorrhea by Microscopic Smear Examination
Microscopic signs of gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) in urogenital smears: clusters of diplococci, leukocyte reaction, and PCR confirmation.
Parasitology
Dicrocoeliosis: Morphology of Dicrocoelium dendriticum Eggs in Feces
Microscopic identification of Dicrocoelium dendriticum eggs in human stool, including the parasite's life cycle and routes of infection.
Parasitology
Clinical Case: Traveler's Stool Microscopy
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for a traveler returning from Iran. Identify the parasitic structure, 42x25 µm, from the provided images.
Clinical cases
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: Cytology
Cytological features and IHC profile of desmoplastic small round cell tumor in effusions. Diagnostic experience with a rare sarcoma at the P.A. Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute.
Oncohematology
Cytochemical Reaction for Non-Specific Esterase in CMML
Bone marrow cytochemistry in CMML: detection of monocytes and blasts using non-specific esterase reaction compared to Pappenheim staining.
Parasitology
Acanthocephaliasis: Diagnosing Moniliformis moniliformis
Morphological diagnosis of acanthocephaliasis: differentiation of Moniliformis moniliformis eggs, proboscis structure with hooks, and human infection routes.
Oncohematology
Lymph Node Cytology in Sinus Histiocytosis
Cytological findings in lymph node smears in histiocytosis: identification of macrophages, small lymphocytes, and signs of sinus histiocytosis.
Parasitology
Epidermophyton floccosum: Morphology and Diagnosis
Characteristics of the dermatophyte Epidermophyton floccosum: its role in skin mycoses and onychomycosis, and mycelial morphology under culture microscopy.
Hematology
Silicone Lymphadenitis: Lymph Node Puncture Cytology
Cytological signs of silicone lymphadenitis: accumulation of macrophages with numerous optically empty vacuoles in a lymph node aspirate.
Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Reactive Lymphocytes in Blood Smear
A practical exercise in leukocyte morphology: identify which numbered cell in the peripheral blood smear is not a reactive lymphocyte.