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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hematopoiesis_%28human%29_diagram.png Hematopoiesis diagram (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hematopoiesis_%28human%29_diagram.png Hematopoiesis diagram (WC)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orthochromatic_erythroblast.png Normoblast (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orthochromatic_erythroblast.png Normoblast (WC)]. | ||
==Myospherulosis== | |||
===General=== | |||
Etiology: | |||
*Exposure to fat, e.g. [[fat necrosis of the breast]]. | |||
*Malignancy.<ref name=pmid11035579>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chau | first1 = KY. | last2 = Pretorius | first2 = JM. | last3 = Stewart | first3 = AW. | title = Myospherulosis in renal cell carcinoma. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 124 | issue = 10 | pages = 1476-9 | month = Oct | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(2000)1241476:MIRCC2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 11035579 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Round aggregates of red blood cells ~10-20 RBCs in diameter (80-160 micrometers). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 13 April 2012
The red blood cell, abbreviated RBC, is the carrier of oxygen to tissue. It is seen daily by pathologists.
It is approximately 8 micrometers in diameter.[1]
Precursors
Reticulocyte
The direct precursor to the RBC is the reticulocyte.
Image:
Normoblast
Normoblasts are the nucleated precursors of RBCs.
Images:
Myospherulosis
General
Etiology:
- Exposure to fat, e.g. fat necrosis of the breast.
- Malignancy.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Round aggregates of red blood cells ~10-20 RBCs in diameter (80-160 micrometers).
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.
- ↑ Chau, KY.; Pretorius, JM.; Stewart, AW. (Oct 2000). "Myospherulosis in renal cell carcinoma.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 (10): 1476-9. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(2000)1241476:MIRCC2.0.CO;2. PMID 11035579.