- This is normal bone marrow smear at low power field magnification, you can see the erythroid island, granulocytes series and megakaryocytes.
- This marrow is 50% cellular with steatocytes(1) admixed with other marrow elements
- this bone marrow sample is taken from posterior iliac crest of a 51 years old person
normal bone marrow – low power field
this is same sample with high power field
- Steatocytes (1)
- Erythroid Series (3)
- Granulocytes Series (4)
- Megakaryocytes (2)
normal bone marrow – high power field
another view for same sample, notice the:
- Erythroid (1)
- Granulocytes (2)
normal bone marrow – erythroid and granulocytes series
notice here:
- Eosinophilic Myelocyte(1)
- Basophilic Myelocyte (2)
- Plasma Cell (3)
plasma cell – eosinophilic and basophilic myelocytes
Image below is same smear at very high power field
Normal Bone Marrow – Very high power field
