Hemocytoblast

Hemocytoma is a malignant tumor of bone marrow stem cells that provide the development of erythroid and megakaryocyte elements. The tumor can also spread to other organs. Treatment depends on the stage of the disease and may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or bone marrow transplantation.

Hemocytoblastic sarcoma is a malignant tumor of hematopoietic cells that develops predominantly extramedullary. This tumor consists of abnormal lymphoid or epithelial cells with nuclei that are hyperchromic 7–8% and have broad granular or vacuolar karyoplasm. Round intranuclear inclusions are often found in the cytoplasm of tumor cells. In general



What are hemocytoblasts?

A hemocytoblastic colony (hemocytoblastic, hemocytotrobe, hemacytroblastic, hemosablasmatic) is a group of leukocytes that is morphologically close to blasts, but, unlike them, has the ability to turn into immunocells. Granulocytes are represented predominantly by band neutrophils and eosinophils. Monocytes predominate among agranulocytes. After partial transformation from granulocytes, they mature and transform into segmented neutrophils. The cytoplasm of polymorphic granular leukocytes contains azurophilic and specific (fat, granular) granules. They contain 2-6 thousand iron atoms, their number decreases as neutrophils mature.

The main function of neutrophils is to participate