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.
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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Laboratory methods
Chylous Serum and Hyperlipidemia in Laboratory Practice
Causes of chylous serum in severe hyperlipidemia. Impact of lipemia on test results and methods to eliminate preanalytical errors.
Clinical cases
Acid-Fast Mycobacteria in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Microscopic detection of acid-fast mycobacteria (AFB) in a bronchoalveolar lavage smear using Ziehl–Neelsen staining. A clinical case study.
Oncohematology
Myeloma and Bone Marrow: Erythroid Hyperplasia Case Study
A 48-year-old myeloma patient's case: bone marrow erythroid hyperplasia, erythroblasts, macrophages, and megakaryocytes in aspirate smears.
Oncohematology
Blood Smear Morphology in Primary Myelofibrosis
A clinical case of primary myelofibrosis with JAK2 V617F mutation: analysis of analyzer hemogram, leucoerythroblastic picture, dacryocytes, and cell atypia.
Oncohematology
Blast vs. Lymphocyte: Morphology in Blood Smear
Criteria for differential diagnosis of blast cells and mature lymphocytes in a blood smear: chromatin structure, nucleoli, and cytoplasm for clinical laboratory diagnostics specialists.
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.
Oncohematology
Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Cytochemistry
A clinical case of acute myelomonocytic leukemia: bone marrow cytology, blast and promonocyte morphology, immunophenotyping, and cytochemistry results.
Oncohematology
Split Nucleus Cells in Blood Smear in Lymphoma
Morphological features of lymphoid cells with split nuclei in peripheral blood in a lymphoma patient: criteria for microscopic evaluation.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Hyperleukocytosis and Blasts in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hyperleukocytosis up to 220×10⁹/L and 86% blastemia in a 67-year-old patient. Morphology of blasts and normoblasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Parasitology
Plant Trichomes Under Microscope: Differential Diagnosis with Nematodes
Microscopy of strawberry trichomes at ×10 magnification: morphological features of plant hairs and differential diagnosis with nematode larvae.
Hematology
Granulocyte Morphology at Different Maturation Stages
Morphological features of the granulocytic series: from blast and promyelocyte to mature segmented neutrophil in a blood smear under the microscope.