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Russell bodies

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Russell bodies [′rəs·əl ‚bäd·ēz]
(pathology)
Hyaline eosinophilic globules 4-5 micrometers in diameter, thought to be particles of antibody globulin, occurring in the cytoplasm of plasma cells in chronic inflammatory exudates.
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Microscopically, the fragments were covered by stratified nonkeratinizing squamous mucosa containing a dense subepithelial infiltrate of plasma cells with numerous Russell bodies, occasional neutrophils, and large foamy histiocytes (Figures 2 and 3).
Supraglottic Granulomas in a Young Central American Man by Omeroglu, Atilla; Weisenberg, Elliot; Baim, Howard M.; Rhone, Douglas P. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The underlying submucosa revealed a diffuse granulomatous inflammation (Figure 1) with numerous plasma cells, some of which contained Russell bodies.
Polypoid Intranasal Mass in a 32-Year-Old Woman by Boggino, Hugo E.; Borkowski, Joanna; Xiao, Shu-Yuan / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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