We present an interesting observation of crushed erythroid precursors in bone marrow aspirate smears mimicking metastatic deposits. These artefactual clusters could be due to anticoagulation with ethylenediaminetetraacetic and also due to shearing forces exerted on the cells during aspiration and smearing. It is important to be aware of this potential mimic as in a given clinical context it can get misdiagnosed as metastasis.

The phagocytic property of mesothelial cells has rarely been reported. This letter describes the presence of haemosiderin‐laden mesothelial cells in an ascitic fluid sample.