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Lichtman's Atlas of Hematology

Part V. Marrow >

A. Cellularity

Sections: 1. Normocellular, 2. Hypercellular, 3. Hypocellular, 4. Aplastic, 5. Aplastic.

Excerpt:

Normocellular. Marrow biopsy. Normocellular to slightly hypercellular biopsy for patient age. Fat cells are the large clear ovoid or circular spaces and compose less than half of the area of this section. The giant cells with pinkish cytoplasm are megakaryocytes. Several are transected at the level of the nuclei, the darker blue centrally placed structures. Several are transected above or below the nuclei and only the pinkish-blue cytoplasm is evident. The very dark nuclei with scant cytoplasm are erythroblasts. The paler staining larger cells with nuclei are developing neutrophils. Scattered cells with intensely reddish-orange cytoplasm are eosinophils...."

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