Oncohematology
Blood and Bone Marrow Findings in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A clinical case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: hyperleukocytosis, 89% lymphocytosis, lymphoid bone marrow infiltration, and Botkin-Gumprecht shadows.
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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Hematology
Bacteremia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Sepsis
A clinical case of bacteremia in severe sepsis: leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, procalcitonin level 84.6 ng/mL, and bacteria in the blood smear.
Oncohematology
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Lymph Node Imprint
Cytological features of a lymph node imprint in a 78-year-old female patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL non-GCB). Morphological description.
Clinical cases
Borrelia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Lyme Disease
A case report of Borrelia spirochetes found in a blood smear from a patient with fever and thrombocytopenia, illustrating the morphological picture of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
A clinical case of medullary thyroid carcinoma in a 70-year-old female patient: cytological features of the aspirate, cellular polymorphism, and microscopy.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts and Auer Rods in Blood
A clinical case of acute leukemia: hyperleukocytosis 181×10⁹/L, 97% blasts in the blood smear, Auer rods, and hematology analyzer scattergrams.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Inclusions: Cabot Rings & Howell-Jolly Bodies
Morphology of pathological erythrocyte inclusions: diagnostic significance of Cabot rings, Howell-Jolly bodies, basophilic stippling, and macrocytosis in blood smears.
Hematology
Blood Group Determination on the Shroud of Turin
Laboratory findings on blood traces from the Shroud of Turin: hemoglobin detection, determination of blood group AB (IV), and DNA analysis.
Hematology
Galactosemia: Bone Marrow Cell Vacuolization
Clinical case of galactosemia in an 8-month-old infant: GALT enzyme deficiency, bone marrow cell vacuolization, intoxication symptoms, and early cataracts.
Lab test interpretation
Fern Sign: Crystallization Test in Pregnancy Diagnostics
Microscopy of a vaginal smear: the phenomenon of cervical mucus crystallization in the form of fern leaves for diagnosing premature rupture of membranes.
Hematology
Mitoses in Bone Marrow in B12-Deficiency Anemia
Bone marrow cell morphology in B12-deficiency anemia: smear microscopy, megaloblastic erythropoiesis, and mitotic figures in hematopoietic cells.
Oncohematology
Acute Monocytic Leukemia M5b: Cell Morphology and Immunophenotyping
A clinical case of secondary acute monocytic leukemia (AML M5b) with hyperleukocytosis of 503×10⁹/L: blood smear morphology and immunophenotyping.