Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia and Blastosis in Canine Blood Smear
A 4-year-old dog presented with acute leukemia, marked thrombocytopenia, moderate anemia, and massive blastosis in the peripheral blood smear.
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
T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Phenotype
A clinical case of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia: hyperleukocytosis 444×10⁹/L, cell morphology in blood smear, and characteristic immunophenotype.
Hematology
Normoblasts in Neonatal Peripheral Blood: A Case Study
Microscopy of peripheral blood smear from a 1-day-old neonate: identification of normoblasts (erythroblasts) and assessment of the physiological blood picture.
Hematology
Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria in Bacteremia
A clinical case of bacteremia: detection of rod-shaped bacteria phagocytosed by neutrophils during digital microscopy of a peripheral blood smear.
Parasitology
Plasmodium vivax in Blood Smear: Morphology of Developmental Stages
A clinical case of tertian malaria: identification of Plasmodium vivax stages (schizonts, trophozoites, gametocytes) by peripheral blood smear microscopy.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Multiple Myeloma
Morphology of plasma cells in bone marrow in multiple myeloma: 88% infiltration, atypical and binucleated plasma cell forms. Clinical case.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Cell Morphology
Morphological features of atypical promyelocytes in a blood smear in acute promyelocytic leukemia: nuclear shape, cytoplasmic granularity, and diagnosis.
Oncohematology
CML and CLL Diagnostics: WHO Criteria, Cytogenetics, and Smears
Video lesson materials on CML and CLL: WHO criteria, Philadelphia chromosome, differential diagnostics, blood and bone marrow cell morphology.
Lab test interpretation
Nasal Secretion Cytology: Cells in Rhinocytogram
Morphology of nasal secretion cells: identification of eosinophils, neutrophils, and epithelial cells during microscopy of a nasal smear (rhinocytogram).
Hematology
Hematology Case: Identifying Cells in a Blood Smear
Case study: evaluating leukocyte morphology in a peripheral blood smear. Test your knowledge of laboratory differential cell diagnostics.
Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Cell Identification in Blood Smear
A practical laboratory hematology exercise: evaluating cell morphology in a blood smear. Test your skills in differential diagnosis of precursors.
Oncohematology
Pseudo-Chediak-Higashi Granules in Blasts in AML
Morphology of myeloblasts with pseudo-Chediak-Higashi inclusions in bone marrow aspirate in acute myeloid leukemia with maturation (AML M2) in a child.