Oncohematology
IHC Diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma: CD30, CD15, and PAX5
Immunohistochemical study of a lymph node suspected of Hodgkin lymphoma: evaluation of CD30, CD15, PAX5 markers and histological picture.
Tag
Clinical Case
Hematology
Cold Agglutination of Erythrocytes in Complete Blood Count
Impact of cold agglutination on CBC parameters: falsely elevated MCHC, spurious erythrocytopenia, and correction by warming to 37 °C.
Clinical cases
Thymus Hypoplasia and Aplasia in Children: Ultrasound Data
Analysis of a pediatric thymus ultrasound protocol: decreased thymic index, suspected aplasia, and ectopic thymus.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Blood Count Dynamics and Blasts in Smear
A clinical case of acute leukemia manifestation: transformation from leukopenia to leukocytosis with the appearance of blasts in peripheral blood over a month.
Hematology
Complete Blood Count in ARVI: Causes of Leukopenia
Analysis of a complete blood count in a patient with ARVI: moderate leukopenia, relative monocytosis, and clinical interpretation of the leukocyte differential.
Oncohematology
Normoblastosis and Dyserythropoiesis in MDS Blood Smear
A clinical case of MDS in a 53-year-old woman: 180 normoblasts per 100 leukocytes in CBC, dyserythropoiesis, 4% blasts, and giant platelets in the smear.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Interpreting Immunograms by Flow Cytometry
A clinical example of an immunogram using a flow cytometer: evaluating activated CD3+HLA-DR+ T-lymphocytes and NK cells in inflammatory processes.
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
Prolymphocytic Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A case of CLL transformation to prolymphocytic leukemia: leukocytosis increased to 162×10⁹/L in 4 months, with up to 40% prolymphocytes in blood smear.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia in a 65-year-old man: complete blood count parameters, scattergram, and morphology of scalloped and filamentous cells.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Cell Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia: morphology of neoplastic lymphocytes in peripheral blood smear, including scalloped and filiform cell forms.