Emperipolesis in Megakaryocyte

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Emperipolesis in Megakaryocyte

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Author: Perla Vicari, MD, PhD
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology > Morphologic variants of platelets (cross-reference with specific diagnoses when appropriate > Megakaryocytes
Published Date: 08/01/2021

Bone marrow smears showing emperipolesis of white blood cell (arrow) in the megakaryocyte (May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain). Emperipolesis is defined as active penetration of one cell by another, which remains intact.

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