Hematology
Acanthocytes in Blood Smear with Alcoholic Liver Disease
Erythrocyte morphology in alcoholic liver disease: detection of acanthocytes in peripheral blood smear, structural features, and diagnostic significance.
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
Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology
A clinical case of breast adenocarcinoma metastasis to bone marrow: cytological features, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and biochemical markers.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Pleural Fluid: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of cholesterol crystals in native pleural fluid: causes, diagnostic significance, and microscopic appearance. A guide for laboratory hematology.
Oncohematology
Myeloblast Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological features of myeloblasts: nucleus structure, nucleoli, cytoplasmic granules, and the necessity of immunophenotyping for differential diagnosis.
Clinical cases
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency: Laboratory Diagnostics
Clinical case review of late-onset adenosine deaminase deficiency. Causes of lymphopenia, hypereosinophilia, ADA enzyme activity assessment, and genetic analysis.
Parasitology
Morphology of Hymenolepis nana and Ascaris lumbricoides Eggs
Microscopic features and comparative morphology of dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) and roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) eggs in a stool sample.
Hemostasis
Macrothrombocytopenia in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Morphology of giant platelets in a blood smear from a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with congenital macrothrombocytopenia. Wright-Giemsa stain.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in B12-Deficiency Anemia
Morphological signs of dysgranulocytopoiesis and dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow aspirate in severe B12-deficiency anemia: a clinical case.
Oncohematology
Crystalline Inclusions in Myeloma Plasma Cells
Clinical case of multiple myeloma: an atypical plasma cell with crystalline needle-like inclusions in a bone marrow smear.
Lab test interpretation
Curschmann's Spirals in Sputum: COPD and Pneumonia
Microscopy of native sputum from a patient with COPD: detection of Curschmann's spirals as a sign of bronchial obstruction and mucus stagnation.
Hematology
Hypersegmented Neutrophil in a Cat's Blood Smear
Morphology of a hypersegmented neutrophil in a blood smear from a 22-year-old cat. Features of nuclear hypersegmentation in geriatric animals in veterinary medicine.
Parasitology
Differential Diagnosis of Parasite Eggs and Pollen Grains
Microscopy of plant pollen grains at 400x magnification: morphological features and differential diagnosis with helminth and protozoan eggs.