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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
the left photo are ... the right photo are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
point to blister cells ... These cells are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... smears. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... cells, aka normoblasts ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Nucleated
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... anemia #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
) - Two target cells ... Target cells are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... a more generic term ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... Dacrocytes are found ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... Microscopy #Clinical #Blood
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
which are less ... nucleated red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia