Oncohematology
Blasts Vacuolization in Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Morphological features of blasts with cytoplasmic vacuolization in peripheral blood in acute myelomonocytic leukemia. Microscopic findings.
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
Erythrocyte Inclusions: Types, Morphology, and Causes
An analysis of erythrocyte inclusion morphology: Howell-Jolly bodies, Heinz bodies, Pappenheimer bodies, Cabot rings, and basophilic stippling in various anemias.
Oncohematology
Blast Cell Morphology in Acute Leukemias
Morphological characteristics and types of blast cells: myeloblasts, monoblasts, erythroblasts, and megakaryoblasts in bone marrow and peripheral blood smears.
Laboratory methods
Ethical Rules in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Key ethical standards in clinical diagnostic laboratory work: analysis confidentiality, informed consent, and pre-analytical safety.
Oncohematology
Cytochemical Reaction for Non-Specific Esterase in CMML
Bone marrow cytochemistry in CMML: detection of monocytes and blasts using non-specific esterase reaction compared to Pappenheim staining.
Hematology
Anisocytosis and Poikilocytosis of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear
Anisocytosis and marked poikilocytosis of erythrocytes, dacryocytes, schistocytes, and giant platelets in the peripheral blood smear of a patient with severe anemia.
Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Signs of megakaryocyte dysplasia in MDS: microforms of Marty Feldman megakaryocytes with atypical nuclear shapes in bone marrow smears.
Parasitology
Anaplasmosis: Anaplasma phagocytophilum Morulae in Blood Smear
A clinical case of granulocytic anaplasmosis: Anaplasma phagocytophilum morulae found in neutrophils on a blood smear, along with thrombocytopenia and hyponatremia.
Hematology
Megaloblasts in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Smears
Morphological features of megaloblasts: loose nuclear chromatin and large cell size. Detection in megaloblastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Oncohematology
Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia in Blood Smear
Morphological features of large granular lymphocytes in LGL leukemia blood smear: nuclear atypia, cytoplasmic granularity, and cellular heterogeneity.
Oncohematology
Hypersegmented Neutrophils in Therapy-Associated MDS
Morphology of dysgranulopoiesis: giant and hypersegmented neutrophils in a peripheral blood smear in myelodysplastic syndrome after therapy.
Hematology
Stomatocytosis: Erythrocyte Morphology and Causes
What is stomatocytosis, how do stomatocytes appear in a blood smear, and in which hereditary and acquired pathologies are they found?