Evaluation of Romanowsky Stained Smears

Macrophage

The large cell in the center of this slide is a macrophage, which is normally present in low numbers in the marrow. Macrophages have a loose chromatin pattern and on some smears the nucleoli appear blue/green. The cytoplasm is irregular in shape and contains granules.

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