Acute leukaemia ( blasts )
This smear shows: Increased WBCs. Blastaemia. Reduced platelets Blast cells characteristics Relatively large. High nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio. Presence of nucleoli Open chromatinChronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia ( CLL )
Increased WBCs Absolute lymphocytosis. Lymphocytes are mature looking with frequent torn cells (smear cells), note the presence of a prolymphocyteChronic Myeloid Leukaemia ( CML )
Increased WBC count. Granulocytes at different stages of maturation . Basophilia.Multiple Myeloma1. BM infiltration by Plasma cells of different stages of maturation. One shows mitosis (arrow).