Hematology
Macrocytic Anemia and Neutrophil Hypersegmentation
A clinical case of severe macrocytic anemia: pancytopenia, MCV 121.5 fL, neutrophil hypersegmentation in blood smear, and differential diagnosis with MDS.
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.
Hematology
Reactive Perivascular Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood
Morphology of reactive perivascular plasma cells in a peripheral blood smear. Wright-Giemsa stain, microscopic features of plasma cell clusters.
Oncohematology
Acute B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 Rearrangement
A clinical case of acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 rearrangement, mimicking Burkitt lymphoma cell morphology: cytogenetics and phenotype.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Cells in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: identify the cells in a peripheral blood smear next to an apoptotic neutrophil. Microscopy practice.
Oncohematology
Football-Ball Chromatin in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Characteristic clumped nuclear chromatin structure of lymphocytes, resembling a football, in a blood smear from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasma Cell Morphology in Myeloma
Morphological features of plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate from an 86-year-old female patient with multiple myeloma: cytological picture and microscopy.
Hematology
Echinocytes in Blood Smear with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Erythrocyte morphology in pyruvate kinase deficiency: numerous echinocytes with spicules appear in the peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Myeloblast in Acute Leukemia
A myeloblast with probable Auer rods in a peripheral blood smear from a 77-year-old patient with acute leukemia. Morphological criteria for blast identification.
Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Cell Vacuolization in Gynecological Flora Smear
Clinical case of flora smear microscopy: pronounced epithelial cell vacuolization, possible causes of degenerative changes and inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals and Microliths in Urine Sediment
Microscopy of urine sediment: detection of uric acid crystals and large conglomerates (microliths). Features of their color, shape, and clinical significance.
Parasitology
Schistosoma Haematobium Eggs in Prostatic Secretion
A clinical case of urogenital schistosomiasis: detecting Schistosoma haematobium eggs in prostatic secretion and microscopic diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow in Multiple Myeloma Remission: A Case Study
Evaluating bone marrow aspirate in multiple myeloma remission: mature plasma cell morphology, absence of atypia, and normal myelogram parameters.