Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Blood & Bone Marrow Smears
A 73-year-old female patient with suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia: hemogram parameters, atypical promyelocytes in blood and bone marrow.
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Blasts
Oncohematology
Pancytopenia and Blasts Post-Chemotherapy: A Case Study
A case of pancytopenia with blasts and myelocytes after sarcoma chemotherapy: why bone marrow aspiration is essential over peripheral blood immunophenotyping.
Oncohematology
Leukemia Cutis: Specific Skin Lesions in Leukemia
Leukemia cutis is the infiltration of the skin by blast cells in acute myeloid leukemia. Clinical variants of skin manifestations include papules, plaques, nodules, and ulcers.
Oncohematology
AML with t(8;21) Translocation: Morphology and Genetics
Diagnostic criteria and morphological features of AML with t(8;21) translocation: blast assessment, granulocyte anomalies, and differential diagnosis with APL.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Blasts and Lymphocytes in Blood
Morphological features of blasts in blood: high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, delicate chromatin, and the role of immunophenotyping in diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in ALL L3 and Burkitt Lymphoma
Morphological features of blasts in acute lymphoblastic leukemia L3 (FAB) and Burkitt lymphoma: cytoplasmic basophilia, pronounced cell vacuolization.
Oncohematology
Blasts in CBC for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of CML: 7% blasts, myelocytes, and metamyelocytes in CBC. Cell morphology and the importance of blast count in myeloid leukemia.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a 15-year-old teenager: Auer rods in blasts, pancytopenia, leukocytosis, and analyzer scattergram.
Oncohematology
Atypical Blast Nuclei Morphology in a Blood Smear
Clinical case analyzing blast morphology in a blood smear: identifying deep clefts, nuclear lobulation, binuclearity, and chromatin structure assessment.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Blood Smear with Leukopenia and Pancytopenia
Detection of 12% blasts in leukopenia and severe thrombocytopenia. Features of blood smear microscopy and analyzer scattergram in pancytopenia.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia in Leukemia
A clinical case of leukemia in a 63-year-old female: leukocytosis, 73% blasts, and the value of reticulated platelet analysis for early diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (AML M3) Diagnosis
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML M3) diagnosis, including blood and bone marrow cell morphology, cytochemistry (MPO, PAS), and PML/RARa translocation detection.