A monoclonal immunoglobulin is present – now what?
Q. I have multiple myeloma, and I read your post What is an M-spike, and it was excellent contribution which I have been looking for in months.
Identifying normal leukocytes
Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.
Richter’s transformation – prolymphocytes, large cells, or what?
Q. I have a quick question regarding Richter’s transformation in CLL.
Mono vs. acute leukemia
Q. I’m a medical student, and I wonder if you have some good tips about how to tell tell apart mononucleosis from AML on a blood smear?
Ode to the granuloma
The first thing I think of when I hear “granuloma” is the Knack song My Sharona.
Just how many B-cell lymphomas are there?
Q. Can you explain a bit about the classification of B-cell lymphoma?
Can too much iodine cause hypothyroidism?
Q. I heard that if you ingest too much iodine, you can develop hypothyroidism. Is that true?
Riedel thyroiditis
We talked a bit about thyroiditis yesterday (see 4/27/09 post). Here’s another kind of thyroiditis: fibrosing (or Riedel) thyroiditis.
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