Hematology
Blue Bone Marrow in Severe Megaloblastic Anemia
A clinical case of pancytopenia: sternal puncture revealed blue bone marrow syndrome and erythroid hyperplasia with a predominance of megaloblasts.
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
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
Hodgkin Lymphoma: Reed-Sternberg Cells in Cytology
A clinical case of Hodgkin lymphoma: cytology of a lymph node biopsy, Reed-Sternberg cells, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and microcytic anemia.
Oncohematology
Erythremia: Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Findings
A clinical case of a 60-year-old patient suspected of erythremia: pronounced pancytosis, bone marrow morphology, and platelet aggregates.
Oncohematology
Mott Cells in Peripheral Blood: Morphology
A clinical case detailing the discovery of Mott cells with Russell bodies in a peripheral blood smear from a 66-year-old patient with anemia and cytopenia.
Oncohematology
Myeloperoxidase Staining in Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Evaluation of myeloperoxidase activity using benzidine in bone marrow aspirate from acute myelomonocytic leukemia. Cytochemical verification of blasts.
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.
Hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Blood Smear Morphology
Laboratory signs of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia: microspherocytes, polychromasia, and normoblasts in blood smear, direct antiglobulin test.
Parasitology
Trichomoniasis in a Vaginal Smear During Pregnancy
Microscopic findings of trichomoniasis in a gynecological smear from a pregnant patient: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and assessment of leukocyte reaction.
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.
Hematology
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Bone Marrow Smears
Explore the morphological features of megakaryocytes in bone marrow preparations. Cytological assessment of polyploid nuclear shape and maturation of platelet lineage cells.
Parasitology
Morphology of Giardia lamblia, Blastocystis, and Chilomastix
Microscopic view of intestinal protozoa in Lugol's solution: Giardia lamblia cyst and trophozoite, Blastocystis hominis, and Chilomastix mesnili trophozoite.