Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Genetics
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia in a 34-year-old male: atypical promyelocytes in the smear, t(15;17) translocation, and analyzer parameters.
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
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Cell Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of hairy lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 58-year-old patient with suspected hairy cell leukemia.
Hematology
Heart-Shaped Nucleus Cell: Morphology and Significance
We examine the morphology of a cell with a heart-shaped nucleus in a microphotograph. We discuss possible causes of this nuclear shape and its diagnostic significance in hematology.
Hematology
Normoblastosis in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Study
A clinical case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia featuring massive normoblastosis, elevated WBC on hematology analyzer, and leukocyte recalculation.
Clinical cases
Melanoma Metastasis to Lymph Node: Cytology
Clinical case of melanoma metastasizing to an inguinal lymph node: cytological features of the aspirate, pronounced cellular pleomorphism and atypia.
Hematology
Granulocyte Morphology at Different Maturation Stages
Morphological features of the granulocytic series: from blast and promyelocyte to mature segmented neutrophil in a blood smear under the microscope.
Hematology
Platelet Dysplasia Mimicking Trypanosomiasis
A case of severe platelet dysplasia in a 66-year-old patient. Morphology of atypical platelets in blood smear, analyzer histograms, and resemblance to trypanosomiasis.
Hematology
Cervical HSIL and SCC: Cytological Diagnosis
A clinical case of cytological examination of a cervical smear from a 46-year-old woman diagnosed with HSIL, with suspicion of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
Hemostasis
Macrotrombocytes in Blood Smear with Thrombocytopenia
A case study of macrotrombocytes in an adolescent: comparing platelet counts by Fonio and hematology analyzer in thrombocytopenia.
Oncohematology
Cytoplasmic Clasmatosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Morphological features of B-CLL: the phenomenon of cytoplasmic clasmatosis of tumor lymphocytes in a blood smear and immunophenotyping data of a monoclonal population.
Oncohematology
Canine Hemophagocytic Histiocytic Sarcoma: Cytology
Clinical case of canine hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma: cytology of lymph node and bone marrow, erythrophagocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
A clinical case of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 70-year-old female patient: cytological features of the aspirate, cellular polymorphism, and microscopy.