May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) Stain

May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) Stain

Introduction Similar to the Leishman stain, May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) stain is part of the Romanowsky stains and adopts the same principle. May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) stain consists of May-Grünwald stain and Giemsa stain. MGG stain is used for morphology assessment of...
Hodgkin Lymphoma & Reed-Sternberg

Hodgkin Lymphoma & Reed-Sternberg

TL;DR Hodgkin Lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by malignant lymphocytes that accumulate in lymph nodes presenting as lymphadenopathy. Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is differentiated from non-Hodgkin lymphoma by presence of Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells and a...
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

TL;DR Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a slower progressing clonal disorder of the hematopoietic stem cells where untreated patients progress to blast crisis stage after 3 – 5 years. It has a peak incidence at 40 – 60 years old. Signs and symptoms ▾...