Rhabdomyosarcoma caused bone marrow metastasis cases are among the rarest reported in literature. Similar to literature, clinical presentation of our patient mimicked acute leukemia, and leukoerythroblastosis peripheral smear test cytopenia hemogram raised suspicion hematological malignancy initially.1,2 The diagnosis made by immunohistochemical staining biopsy. primary tumor field could not be...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The present study was undertaken to find out a new easy method in the diagnosis of malaria by centrifuged buffy coat smear, which was found to be a feasible and reasonable procedure. METHODS Blood samples collected from 120 patients suspected of malaria were subjected to all three diagnostic modalities-peripheral blood smear (PS), centrifuged buffy coat smear (CBCS) an...

Blood cell count was performed on an automated analyzer using an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) blood specimen and showed normal hemoglobin and leukocytes (7.2 109/L), but a mild thrombocytosis (467 109/L). Platelet clumps were flagged by the cell counter. However, when the peripheral smear was reviewed, there was leukocyte agglutination (shown, left) rather than clumps of platelets. Th...