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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:

Microscopic

Features:

  • Round aggregates of red blood cells ~10-20 RBCs in diameter (80-160 micrometers).

See also

References

  1. URL: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.
  2. 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.