Oncohematology
Plasmablastic Leukemia: Bone Marrow Cell Morphology
A clinical case of suspected plasmablastic leukemia in a 60-year-old female patient with anemia and thrombocytopenia. Bone marrow plasmacyte morphology and CBC data.
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
Acute T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blood Picture and Morphology
A case of acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia: blast morphology in a blood smear, thrombocytopenia, and immunophenotyping data in an 18-year-old patient.
Oncohematology
Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blast Cytochemistry
Features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants: KMT2A gene mutations, blast morphology in bone marrow, and PAS and MPO reactions.
Oncohematology
Prostate Cancer Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology
Clinical case: bone marrow microscopy in prostate cancer. Evaluation of metastatic involvement, causes of dry tap, and further diagnostic methods.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Picture in Fever of Unknown Origin
Clinical case of a myelogram in fever of unknown origin: granulocytic lineage irritation, macrophage phagocytosis, and emperipolesis of a megakaryocyte.
Hematology
Phagocytosis of Cellular Debris by Macrophages in Pleural Fluid
Cytological image of active phagocytosis in pleural fluid: four macrophages simultaneously engulf cellular debris. Cellular morphology.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis Morphology in Gynecological Smears
Microscopic appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis in gynecological smears: features of trichomonad detection with methylene blue and Romanowsky staining.
Oncohematology
Blood Picture in Osteomyelofibrosis: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of osteomyelofibrosis in a 72-year-old female patient with marked leukocytosis, a left shift of the leukocyte differential to myelocytes, and anemia.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Peripheral Blood Morphology
A clinical case of CML detected during a routine blood test: hyperleukocytosis 203×10⁹/L, thrombocytosis, granulocyte maturation stages, and BCR-ABL1 mutation.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blood Picture and Blasts in Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: 33% blastemia, severe thrombocytopenia, a bimodal RBC histogram, and blast morphology in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Giardia Cyst Aggregation in Stool Smear Microscopy
Microscopic examination of stool with Lugol's solution reveals a rare aggregation of Lamblia intestinalis (Giardia lamblia) cysts at 400x magnification.
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.