Oncohematology
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia B-IV: Morphology and Immunophenotyping
A case of B-IV acute lymphoblastic leukemia: blast morphology in bone marrow, myeloperoxidase cytochemistry, and immunophenotyping results.
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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Oncohematology
Mitotic Figures and Dyserythropoiesis in MDS with Excess Blasts
Clinical case of MDS with excess blasts: bone marrow erythroblast morphology, multinuclearity, atypical mitotic figures, and micronuclei formation.
Oncohematology
Atypical Lymphoid Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear
Discovery of 31% atypical lymphoid cells with nucleoli and polymorphic nuclei in a blood smear from a patient with acute coronary syndrome: cell morphology.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Peritoneal Fluid Microscopy Challenge
A clinical parasitology case: identifying an intracellular parasite in a Giemsa-stained peritoneal fluid smear. Test your knowledge.
Parasitology
Chagas Disease: Trypanosoma cruzi in a Blood Smear
A case of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes detected in a peripheral blood smear of a newborn. Morphology of the Chagas disease pathogen and diagnosis.
Hematology
Target Cells in Blood Smear in Liver Cirrhosis
Peripheral blood morphology in alcoholic liver cirrhosis: numerous target cells (codocytes) detected in the smear.
Hematology
Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD): Lymphocyte in Smear
Morphology of a lymphocyte with a viral cytoplasmic inclusion in Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD), along with reptile erythrocytes and thrombocytes in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Abnormal Promonocytes in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Morphological features of abnormal promonocytes in peripheral blood smears in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) according to ICSH expert recommendations.
Lab test interpretation
Naked Nuclei in Cervical Cytology Smears
Features of identifying naked nuclei in cervical cytology smears: causes of epithelial cell cytolysis and their differential diagnosis.
Hematology
Ring-shaped Neutrophil Nuclei in Feline Blood Smear
Morphology of neutrophils with ring-shaped nuclei during a left shift in the leukocyte differential count. Microscopy of a feline peripheral blood smear at 1000x magnification.
Parasitology
Liver Fluke Morphology: Trematode Infections
Microscopic slides of liver flukes: morphology of Opisthorchis felineus, Dicrocoelium lanceatum, and Fasciola hepatica, internal organ structure of trematodes.
Parasitology
Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Vaginal Smear
Microscopic appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained smear: eccentric nuclei, axostyle, and flagella of protozoa amidst epithelium and microflora.