
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.
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What are cellular cannibalism and entosis in malignant tumors: biological mechanisms, cytological signs, and clinical significance of the phenomenon.

A clinical case of solid tumor metastasis to the bone marrow in a patient suspected of acute hemoblastosis: myelogram analysis and cell morphology.

Clinical case of a 67-year-old female patient with leukocytosis (111×10⁹/L): morphology of mature lymphocytes and Botkin-Gumprecht shadows, suspecting CLL.

Morphology of lymphocytes with multi-lobed nuclei (flower cells) in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Peripheral blood smear microscopy.

A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia: leukocytosis up to 99.6×10⁹/L, morphology of hairy cells in a blood smear, and analyzer scattergram.

Tips for recognizing blasts in a blood smear: evaluate chromatin structure compared to erythroblasts, population monotony, and cell arrangement.

Clinical case of blastemia in a 90-year-old female patient: leukocytosis 81.9×10⁹/L, 35% blasts in peripheral blood, and cell morphology with Romanowsky stain.

A 90-year-old female patient's complete blood count: leukocytosis 22.7×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, severe anemia, and 48% blast cells in the peripheral blood smear.

What are Botkin-Gumprecht shadows, their formation mechanism during blood smear preparation, and their diagnostic significance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Clinical case review: differential diagnosis of binucleated blasts and large granular lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 68-year-old woman.

Clinical case of a 2-year-old child: leukocytosis 45.7×10⁹/L, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Differential diagnosis of blast cells in a blood smear.

Clinical case: A 69-year-old patient presents with retinal vein occlusion, lymphadenopathy, IgM paraprotein, and bone marrow changes. Determine the diagnosis.