Hematology
Reticulocyte Microscopy in Anemia: Supravital Staining
Evaluating reticulocytes in anemia: supravital blood smear staining, counting the reticulogranular substance, and the clinical significance of reticulocytosis.
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
Myeloproliferative Disease: Bone Marrow Findings
A clinical case study of a patient with marked neutrophilia. Cytological features of bone marrow in suspected myeloproliferative disease.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Blood Smear: AML Relapse Cytomorphology
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) relapse: cytomorphological features of myeloblasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Hereditary Ovalocytosis: Blood Smear Morphology
Characteristic peripheral blood smear in hereditary ovalocytosis: pronounced poikilocytosis with a predominance of elliptocytes and ovalocytes.
Hematology
Endothelial Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology
Learn how endothelial cells appear in a peripheral blood smear. Understand their morphological features and the reasons for their presence in the bloodstream.
Oncohematology
Russell Bodies and Binucleated Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow
Morphological features of plasma cells: detection of Russell bodies in the cytoplasm and binucleated plasma cells during bone marrow microscopy.
Hematology
Cabot Rings and Howell-Jolly Bodies in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of pathological inclusions in erythrocytes: Cabot rings and Howell-Jolly bodies in peripheral blood smear in erythropoiesis disorders.
Oncohematology
Plasma Cell Infiltration of the Bone Marrow
Cytological picture of bone marrow smear: severe infiltration by atypical plasma cells and plasmablasts in multiple myeloma. Cell morphology.
Hematology
Myelogram: All Hematopoietic Elements in One Field
Examine a myelogram featuring granulopoiesis, erythropoiesis, and a megakaryocyte. Identify which hematopoietic cell is missing from this field of view.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination in Complete Blood Count: A Case Study
Impact of cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia on analyzer parameters: erythrocyte agglutination, false MCHC, and correction by warming at 37 °C.
Oncohematology
Atypical Promyelocytes in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Morphological features of atypical promyelocytes (blasts) in a complete blood count of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia: blood smear microscopy.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia in Peripheral Blood Smear
Hairy cell leukemia in a 56-year-old patient: cytological features of villous lymphocytes, complete blood count parameters, and analyzer scattergrams.