Flow Cytometry In Neoplastic Hematology Morphol... -

Everything begins with a blood smear or bone marrow aspirate. Under the microscope, a pathologist looks for "blasts"—cells that have lost their way. Are the cells abnormally large? The Nucleus: Is the chromatin clumped or fine? The Clues: Presence of Auer rods or specific granules.

Morphology can suggest a lineage, but it cannot always prove it. Two cells might look identical but behave like total strangers. The Molecular Fingerprint (Flow Cytometry) Flow Cytometry in Neoplastic Hematology Morphol...

The microscopic world of hematology is often a battle between what we see and what is actually there. In the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, the "story" is one of collaboration between traditional morphology and the high-tech precision of flow cytometry. The Visual Clues (Morphology) Everything begins with a blood smear or bone marrow aspirate

Cells are suspended in fluid and tagged with fluorescent antibodies. The Nucleus: Is the chromatin clumped or fine