Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Cancer Metastasis: Cellular Morphology
Cytological features of solid cancer metastases in the bone marrow: morphology of atypical non-hematopoietic cells and complexes in a 60-year-old man's aspirate.
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Clinical Case
Hematology
Blood Chimeras: Erythrocyte Antigen Phenotyping
What are blood chimeras and why do two erythrocyte populations arise? Features of the double field reaction in Rh and Kell system antigen typing.
Oncohematology
Blast vs. Lymphoma Cells: Sysmex WPC Channel Insights
A clinical case demonstrating the differential diagnosis of blasts and atypical lymphocytes in suspected lymphoma using the WPC channel of a Sysmex XN-9100 analyzer.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Flora Smear: Differential Diagnosis of Trichomonads
Diagnostic exercise on microscopy of vaginal flora smear. Determine whether trichomonads or other cellular elements are present in the sample.
Parasitology
Parasitology Challenge: Unknown Object in Urine Sediment
A diagnostic parasitology challenge: a motile microorganism, 130 µm long, was found in a native urine sediment preparation. Identify the object from the photos.
Hematology
Pelger-Huët Anomaly: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of hereditary Pelger-Huët anomaly. Morphological features of neutrophil nuclear hyposegmentation in peripheral blood.
Clinical cases
Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma in Cervical Cytology
Cytological findings of endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the uterine body in a cervical smear: atypical cell clusters, cytomorphology, and verification.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytic Infiltration in Myeloma
Morphological features of bone marrow in multiple myeloma: criteria for total plasmacytic infiltration and atypical plasma cells in cytology.
Clinical cases
Pleural Effusion Cytology in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Cytological findings in pleural effusion with metastatic breast cancer: atypical tumor cell clusters, polymorphism, and malignancy criteria.
Clinical cases
LSIL Features in Cervical Cytology Smear: A Case Study
Cervical LSIL cytological criteria: koilocyte morphology, squamous epithelial atypia, association with HPV infection, and patient management strategies.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Axillary Melanoma Cells
Cytological findings of confirmed axillary melanoma: polymorphic atypical cells, eccentric nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and pigment observed in the smear.
Lab test interpretation
Atypical Transitional Epithelium in Urine Sediment Cytology
A clinical case of urine cytology: severe atypia of transitional epithelium, suspicious for carcinoma, found amidst hematuria and hyperkeratosis.