Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A clinical case of simultaneous detection of hairy cell leukemia and a CLL cell population. Immunophenotyping and blood smear morphology.
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
Mixed Cellularity Hodgkin Lymphoma: Lymph Node Cytology
Cytological features of a lymph node imprint smear in mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma: Berezovsky-Sternberg cells within a polymorphic infiltrate.
Oncohematology
Richter's Transformation: Lymph Node Imprint Cytology
Cytological features of a lymph node imprint in Richter's transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its immunophenotype.
Oncohematology
Oropharyngeal Plasmacytoma: Cytological Diagnosis
A clinical case of cytological diagnosis of an oropharyngeal plasma cell neoplasm in a 60-year-old patient: atypical plasmacyte morphology.
Clinical cases
Metastatic Lobular Breast Carcinoma in a Lymph Node
Cytological features of metastatic lobular breast carcinoma in a lymph node: differential diagnosis from lymphoma and plasmacytoma, tumor immunophenotype.
Oncohematology
Hodgkin Lymphoma Cytology: Lymph Node Touch Imprint
Cytological features of a lymph node touch imprint in Hodgkin lymphoma (nodular sclerosis): atypical cells with marked cytoplasmic basophilia.
Laboratory methods
Karyotyping: Cytogenetic Analysis of Chromosomes
Cytogenetic study and karyotyping: detection of t(9;22) translocation in CML and trisomy 21 on metaphase plates.
Oncohematology
Distinguishing Prolymphocytes from Blasts in CLL
A clinical case of marked leukocytosis in CLL. Morphological criteria for differentiating prolymphocytes from blast cells in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Morphology of Giant Nucleated Axolotl Erythrocytes
Morphology of axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) erythrocytes: giant nucleated cells with dense chromatin and an average MCV of 8000–12000 fL.
Parasitology
Chagas Disease: Trypanosoma cruzi in a Blood Smear
A case of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes detected in a peripheral blood smear of a newborn. Morphology of the Chagas disease pathogen and diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Study
A clinical case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with hemophagocytic syndrome: bone marrow cytology, karyotype, and immunophenotype.
Oncohematology
Burkitt Lymphoma: The Starry Sky Cytological Pattern
Cytological features of Burkitt lymphoma in a lymph node: starry sky phenomenon, monomorphic lymphoblast population, and macrophages with phagocytosed debris.