Hematology
Normoblastosis and Poikilocytosis in Beta-Thalassemia Blood Smear
Blood smear analysis in beta-thalassemia: massive normoblastosis (256 normoblasts), target cells, dacrocytes, and schistocytes in the differential count.
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
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Cytochemistry and Blast Morphology
A clinical case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an elderly patient with trilineage cytopenia, vacuolated blasts, and a positive PAS reaction.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia M4: Blast Morphology in Blood
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M4): morphology of blasts in peripheral blood, pancytopenia, and analyzer printout.
Hematology
Severe Pancytopenia & Barr Body in Blood Smear
A clinical case of pancytopenia: analyzer printout and blood smear showing marked aniso-poikilocytosis and a Barr body in a segmented neutrophil.
Hematology
Poikilocytosis: Erythrocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
Erythrocyte morphology in severe poikilocytosis: detection of ovalocytes, dacryocytes, schistocytes, and stomatocytes in macrocytic anemia and cytopenia.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood in Acute Leukemia
Morphology of blasts in peripheral blood in acute leukemia: smear microscopy and complete blood count results with severe pancytopenia.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hyposegmentation: Morphology & Differential Dx
Neutrophil hyposegmentation in a smear: differential diagnosis of Pelger-Huët anomaly and pseudo-Pelger-Huët cells in myelodysplastic syndrome.
Oncohematology
Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Leukemic Phase in Blood Smear
A clinical case of mantle cell lymphoma with leukemic phase: morphology of atypical lymphocytes in blood and bone marrow smears, immunophenotyping data.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood with Pancytopenia
Clinical case of pancytopenia in a 73-year-old patient: anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and blast cells in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
CLL Diagnosis: Absolute Lymphocytosis in Blood Smear
A clinical case of suspected chronic lymphocytic leukemia: pronounced lymphocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and the need for immunophenotyping.
Oncohematology
Pancytopenia and Atypical Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case study of pancytopenia: bone marrow findings, erythroid hyperplasia, and atypical lymphoid cells.
Oncohematology
Blast vs. Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smears
Distinguishing blasts from mature lymphocytes in blood smears: evaluating cell size, cytoplasmic basophilia, chromatin density, and nucleoli visualization.