Lab test interpretation
Ciliated Epithelium Morphology in Rhinocytogram
Morphological features of ciliated epithelial cells from the nasal mucosa in a rhinocytogram smear, stained using the Romanowsky-Giemsa method.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Candida Pseudomycelium and Blastospores in a Vaginal Smear
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in candidiasis: detection of pseudomycelium and blastospores of Candida fungi in a pregnant patient.
Hemostasis
Large Platelets in Blood Smear: Causes and Significance
What do large platelets in a blood smear mean? Morphological features of young platelets, reasons for their appearance, and their connection to bone marrow regeneration.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy in the Clinical Laboratory
Learn the specifics of microscopic urine sediment analysis in the laboratory: differential diagnosis of cells, crystals, and casts.
Hematology
Eosinophilic Myelocytes: Cytomorphology in Blood Smears
Morphological features of eosinophilic myelocytes in blood smears: specific orange-pink granularity, nuclear shape, and cytoplasm.
Hematology
Morphology of Blue Bone Marrow in Megaloblastic Anemia
Cytological features of blue bone marrow in megaloblastic anemia: erythroid hyperplasia, basophilic megaloblasts, and atypical mitoses.
Hematology
LE Cells in Blood Smear in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Morphology of LE cells (lupus erythematosus cells) in SLE: detection of neutrophils with phagocytosed nuclear material in a blood smear by microscopy.
Oncohematology
Prominent Monocytosis and Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of leukocytosis (35.3×10⁹/L) with anemia and 66.5% monocytosis: morphological evaluation of suspicious mononuclear cells and blasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Marked Lymphocytosis
Clinical case of an 84-year-old female patient: leukocytosis 340×10⁹/L, Botkin-Gumprecht shadows, peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirate smears.
Oncohematology
Hodgkin Lymphoma: Cytology of Lymph Node Imprint Smear
Cytological features of a lymph node imprint smear in Hodgkin lymphoma, mixed cellularity variant: Berezovsky-Reed-Sternberg cells and reactive background.
Oncohematology
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma: Cytology of a Rare Tumor
Cytological features and immunophenotype of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) of a cervical lymph node: a clinical case description.
Oncohematology
Blasts and Barr Bodies in Neutrophils on Blood Smear
Microscopic image of a peripheral blood smear: blast cells in leukemia and segmented neutrophils with characteristic Barr bodies.