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RBC Disorders
Leukemias
NHL
HL
100

name cell type 

schistocyte/helmet cell


d/t mechanical damage, shearing of rbcs

seen in MAHA, prosthetic heart valve, aortic stenosis, DIC/TTP/HUS

100

what are these inclusions? seen in hemolytic anemia and post splenectomy

Howell-Jolly Bodies

made of DNA remnants

100

what type of anemia seen with this image

sideroblastic anemia with ringed sideroblasts

100

what type of cells are these?

blasts

100

what does green arrow represent? and what condition?

mitotic figures seen in DLBCL d/t increased proliferation

100

what CD markers do you expect to see with these cells

CD15 and CD30 


Reed Sternberg cells

200

name the pathogenesis

sickle cell


d/t point mutation in beta globin gene -> aggregation of deoxy Hb

200

what are these?


stomatocytes 


seen in hereditary stomatocytosis and immune hemolytic anemia

200

what disease?

malaria

200

what condition is represented here

AML


>20% blasts

200

what condition represented?

follicular lymphoma


many follicles and NO starry sky pattern

200

what kind of HL is this? and what kind of RS cells will you see?

Nodular Sclerosing Classical HL type with lacunar type RS cells


300

what is defect causing this cell type

elliptocyte 


d/t RBC spectrin defect

300

what is the arrow pointing to in this cell and what does it mean?

Auer Rods

made of MPO, seen in AML

300

what type of anemia is pictured below


Iron Deficiency Anemia 


small red cells with narrow rim of peripheral hemoglobin/central clearing >1/3

microcytic = rbcs are smaller than the nucleus of a small lymphocyte 

300

what are the red arrows and what are they made of?

auer rods made of MPO

seen in AML

300

what condition does this represent?

bonus: what virus is this condition associated with 

clover cells

seen in adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL)

 virus: HTLV-1 

300

what cell type and what condition?

Popcorn cell in Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant HL

400

causes of these cells 

dacrocytes/tear drop 


d/t fibrosis or metaplasia

seen in PMF/myelofibrosis, myelophthisic anemia 

400

what is this, what conditions is this seen in?

rouleaux formations 


seen in multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

400

what is indicated by the arrow? what other type of cells can you see?

HbC crystal and target cells

400

what condition?

CML 


<20% blasts, increased basophils 

400

what are these cells and what do they represent?

hallmark or horshoe shaped cells

seen in Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

500

associated conditions

target cells


seen in liver disease, thalassemia, HbC, post splenectomy

500

what are the two main causes of this cell

hypersegmented neutrophil 


Folate and Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to megaloblastic anemia

500

what conditions are associated with and what immunoglobulins would you see?

cold agglutination 


associated w mononucleosis, mycoplasma

IgM mediated 

500

what cell and what condition

smudge cell/basket cell 


seen in CLL

500

what condition is associated with these findings?

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

600

describe morphology and associated conditions

spherocyte 

increased RDW, only true increased MCHC, lack of central pallor

seen in hereditary spherocytosis, immune hemolytic anemia

600

what does this inclusion in neutrophils indicate

leukamoid reaction >> malignancy


dohle body

600

what is the diagnosis

aplastic anemia 


fat cells filling BM leads to pancytopenia

600

What is the diagnosis?

Hairy Cell Leukemia


IHC+ annexin A1, TRAP 

700

what gives the this cell its shape? and what condition is it assoc w

bite cell 


from macrophages "biting" out the heinz bodies in the spleen, associated w G6PD

700

what cell and what condition? what else would you expect to see on PBS or BM bx?

psuedo-Pelger Huet Cell 


seen in myelodysplastic syndrome, ringed sideroblasts

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