Oncohematology
Polycythemia Vera: Erythrocyte Cytochemistry Insights
A 62-year-old male with polycythemia vera: blood counts, sodium nitrite methemoglobin detection method, and further diagnostic plan.
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
Rouleaux Formation and Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case: ESR 123 mm/h, anemia, thrombocytopenia, rouleaux formation, and plasma cells in peripheral blood, raising suspicion of myeloma.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A clinical case of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia: blast morphology in blood smear and myelogram, and hematological parameters.
Hematology
Osteoclast Morphology in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological features and differential diagnosis of osteoclasts in bone marrow aspirate smears. Microscopy of bone tissue stromal cells.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Immune Thrombocytopenia
Morphology of megakaryocytes in bone marrow aspirate in immune thrombocytopenia: immature forms without platelet budding and cytoplasmic basophilia.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia in a Child: Cabot Rings in Blood Smear
Clinical case of anemia in a 1.5-year-old child: Cabot rings, pronounced basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, and macrocytosis in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Emperipolesis in Megakaryocytes: Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological picture of emperipolesis in a megakaryocyte on a bone marrow aspirate smear. Intact hematopoietic cells are visible within the cytoplasm.
Hematology
Unusual Red Blood Cell Aggregation in Peripheral Smear
An unusual radial aggregation of red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear. Features of red blood cell morphology assessment and laboratory artifacts.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and a Clinical Case
A clinical case of hypersegmented neutrophils in a patient with essential thrombocythemia, high MCV, and acute bronchitis.
Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Signs of megakaryocyte dysplasia in MDS: microforms of Marty Feldman megakaryocytes with atypical nuclear shapes in bone marrow smears.
Parasitology
Leishmania in Bone Marrow Smear: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic view of a bone marrow smear in visceral leishmaniasis: detection of Leishmania amastigotes in a cytological preparation.
Oncohematology
Solid Tumor Metastases in Bone Marrow: Cytology
Morphology of solid tumor metastases in bone marrow: cytological features of neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and medulloblastoma in children.