Oncohematology
Hematology Exercise: Blast Classification in Blood Smear
Practical morphology task: identify the type of blast cells in a peripheral blood smear and write your classification in the comments.
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Microscopy
Hematology
Borrelia recurrentis in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of Borrelia recurrentis in a blood smear. Diagnosis of the relapsing fever pathogen, spirochete transmission, and clinical manifestations.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Vaginal Smear: Reference Intervals
Reference values for microscopy of vaginal, cervical, and urethral discharge: normal ranges for leukocytes, epithelium, microflora, and criteria for pathological deviations.
Hematology
Electron Microscopy: Identify the Bone Marrow Cell
A diagnostic challenge in cell morphology: identify the hematopoietic bone marrow cell in this transmission electron micrograph (×13,000).
Hematology
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Bone Marrow Smears
Explore the morphological features of megakaryocytes in bone marrow preparations. Cytological assessment of polyploid nuclear shape and maturation of platelet lineage cells.
Hematology
Basophil Morphology and Causes of Basophilia in Blood
Microscopy features and morphology of basophils in peripheral blood smear. Clinical significance and main causes of basophilia development.
Oncohematology
Lymphoma Cells in Blood Smear: Morphological Features
Morphological signs of lymphoma cells in peripheral blood smear: cleaved nuclei with deep invaginations, condensed chromatin, and narrow cytoplasm.
Hemostasis
Thrombocytosis and Macroplatelets in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological picture of thrombocytosis in peripheral blood smear: microscopic evaluation of platelet count and detection of macroplatelets.
Hematology
Artifacts and Inclusions in Lymphocyte Cytoplasm
How to distinguish true cytoplasmic inclusions from fixation and staining artifacts in a blood smear: morphological features and differential diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Cellular Cannibalism: Entosis in Cytological Diagnosis
What are cellular cannibalism and entosis in malignant tumors: biological mechanisms, cytological signs, and clinical significance of the phenomenon.
Hematology
Morphology Challenge: Classifying Blood Cells in a Smear
A clinical case study on blood smear microscopy: classify two nucleated cells by assessing chromatin and cytoplasm structure. Test your diagnostic skills.
Parasitology
Microfilariae Suspicion vs. Artifacts in Blood Smear
Unusual spiral inclusion in a peripheral blood smear: differential diagnosis of microfilariae and laboratory artifacts in light microscopy.