Hematology
Severe Anemia: Erythrocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of severe anemia (Hb 35 g/L): marked hypochromia, anisopoikilocytosis, basophilic stippling, Howell-Jolly bodies, and neutrophil hypersegmentation.
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
Multiple Myeloma: Plasma Cells in Myelogram
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: bone destruction, rouleaux formation, and up to 18% plasma cells in a bone marrow smear.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Gynecological Smear During Pregnancy
A clinical case of Trichomonas vaginalis detection in a vaginal smear from a pregnant woman at 36 weeks: cytological findings and differential microscopy.
Oncohematology
Blood and Bone Marrow Findings in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A clinical case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: hyperleukocytosis, 89% lymphocytosis, lymphoid bone marrow infiltration, and Botkin-Gumprecht shadows.
Hematology
Emperipolesis Phenomenon in Bone Marrow Megakaryocytes
Morphological manifestation of emperipolesis: an intact segmented neutrophil within the cytoplasm of a megakaryocyte in a bone marrow aspirate.
Oncohematology
Acute Bilineal Leukemia: Cytochemical Diagnostics
A clinical case of acute bilineal leukemia: blast morphology in blood and bone marrow, reactions to myeloperoxidase, lipids, and PAS.
Hematology
Megakaryocyte in a Child's Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case of a megakaryocyte found in the peripheral blood of a 1-year-old child with CHD and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Features of cell morphology in the smear.
Oncohematology
Blasts in CBC: Morphology and Hematology Analyzer Data
Morphological features of blasts in peripheral blood smear in acute leukemia, comparison with hematology analyzer data.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: bone marrow microscopy showing significant plasma cell infiltration and multinucleated atypical plasma cells.
Hematology
Megaloblasts & Proerythroblast in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological features of bone marrow aspirate: proerythroblast morphology with nucleoli, megaloblastic erythropoiesis, and binucleated megaloblasts in the smear.
Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism in Peripheral Blood Smear
Platelet satellitism as a laboratory phenomenon: platelet adhesion to neutrophils in EDTA blood smears and the risk of spurious thrombocytopenia.
Hematology
B12-Deficiency Anemia: Neutrophil Hypersegmentation
A clinical case of B12-deficiency anemia: hypersegmented neutrophils, anisopoikilocytosis, schistocytes, and oval macrocytes in peripheral blood.