An image from a bone marrow smear showing a plasma cell seen in a patient with multiple myeloma (100X oil immersion). Note the perinuclear halo surrounding the nucleus.
An image from a bone marrow smear showing two plasma cells with a perinuclear halo surrounding the nucleus and a myelocyte seen in a patient with multiple myeloma (50X oil immersion).
An image from a bone marrow smear showing a large plasma cell variant known as a flame cell (center), seen in a patient with plasma cell myeloma (100X oil immersion).
An image from a bone marrow smear demonstrating two abnormal plasma cell variants known as flame cells (left, right) seen in a patient with multiple myeloma (100X oil immersion).