Hematology
Severe Poikilocytosis and Schistocytes in Blood Smear
A case of severe poikilocytosis in an ICU patient: schistocytes, normoblasts, and erythrocyte fragmentation (dumbbell and rod shapes) in a blood smear.
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.
Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism: A Cause of Pseudothrombocytopenia
What is platelet satellitism in a blood smear? The mechanism of platelet adhesion to neutrophils in vitro, and false thrombocytopenia on a hematology analyzer.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia and Blastosis in Canine Blood Smear
A 4-year-old dog presented with acute leukemia, marked thrombocytopenia, moderate anemia, and massive blastosis in the peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood with Profound Leukopenia
A clinical case of acute leukemia presenting with profound leukopenia and pancytopenia. Discusses leukocyte differential count, blast morphology, and scattergrams.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of hairy lymphocytes in a blood smear during cytopenia. Romanowsky stain, villous cytoplasmic projections in leukemia.
Hematology
Ring-shaped Leukocyte Nuclei in Peripheral Blood Smears
Holes and ring-shaped nuclei in leukocytes: morphological features of reactive lymphocytes in EBV, granulocyte dysplasia, and differential diagnostics.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts and Auer Rods in Blood
A clinical case of acute leukemia: hyperleukocytosis 181×10⁹/L, 97% blasts in the blood smear, Auer rods, and hematology analyzer scattergrams.
Oncohematology
Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: Bone Marrow Cell Morphology
A clinical case of agranulocytosis in a young female patient: cytopenic syndrome and atypical blast cells in a bone marrow smear, with suspicion of BPDCN.
Hematology
Cabot Rings in Erythrocytes: Morphology and Diagnostics
Learn about Cabot rings in erythrocytes: their nature, diagnostic significance in megaloblastic anemia, and erythropoiesis disorders. Cytology of blood smears.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology: The Mercedes-Benz Sign in Acute Leukemia
Microscopic features of blast cells in leukemia: phenomena of mutual cytoplasm and nuclear deformation, contact groups of blasts in peripheral blood smears.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia Suspected in Hyperleukocytosis
A clinical case of severe leukocytosis up to 300 × 10⁹/L with absolute lymphocytosis. Cell morphology with cytoplasmic projections and recommendation for immunophenotyping.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia in a 55-year-old man with significant leukocytosis. Morphology of hairy cells in a blood smear.