Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in Bone Marrow in Pancytopenia
Clinical case of pancytopenia in an 82-year-old female patient: evaluation of blast morphology with cytoplasmic vacuolization in bone marrow aspirate.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
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Oncohematology
MDS with Erythroid Dysplasia of the Bone Marrow
A clinical case of MDS in a 65-year-old female patient with pancytopenia. Morphological signs of erythroid hyperplasia and severe dysplasia in the bone marrow.
Oncohematology
Plasma Cells in Blood Smear in Multiple Myeloma
A clinical case of detecting 6% plasma cells in a complete blood count in myeloma before bone marrow aspiration and a sharp increase in free lambda chains.
Oncohematology
Burkitt Lymphoma in an Adolescent: Cytology and Immunophenotype
A clinical case of Burkitt lymphoma in a 13-year-old adolescent: ascites, hydrothorax, lymph node imprint cytology, and flow cytometry of effusions.
Clinical cases
Granulomatous Inflammation in Lymph Node Imprint Cytology
Cytological features of sarcoid-type inflammation in a cervical lymph node: clusters of epithelioid histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells.
Laboratory methods
Yeast-like Fungi Contamination in Blood Smears
Yeast-like organisms in blood smears as a result of contamination during sample collection or staining. Analysis of a preanalytical error in clinical practice.
Oncohematology
Feline Eosinophilic Leukemia: Hyperleukocytosis in Blood Smear
A clinical case of extreme leukocytosis (>370,000/µL) in a cat with suspected eosinophilic leukemia: eosinophil morphology and a mast cell in the smear.
Oncohematology
Burkitt Lymphoma with CNS Involvement: CSF Cytology
A clinical case of Burkitt lymphoma with CNS involvement: morphology of atypical cells in CSF cytopreparation and flow cytometry results.
Hematology
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia in Blood Smear
A clinical case of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia in a child: erythrocyte morphology, basophilic stippling, and complete blood count parameters.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Child with Down Syndrome
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a child with Down syndrome: hyperleukocytosis, blast morphology with Auer rods, and cytochemistry.
Hematology
Chédiak–Higashi Syndrome in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of Chédiak–Higashi syndrome in a child: giant granules in the cytoplasm of granulocytes and mononuclear cells in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Feline Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear
A clinical case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a cat. Features of lymphocyte morphology in a blood smear and detection of CLL in veterinary practice.