Russell Bodies and Binucleated Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow

Morphological features of plasma cells: detection of Russell bodies in the cytoplasm and binucleated plasma cells during bone marrow microscopy.

Nana Novikova 1 min November 4, 2025

Bone marrow smear: binucleated plasma cell and cell with Russell bodies

Bone marrow smear: arrows indicate plasma cells with Russell bodies

Bone marrow smear, higher magnification: plasma cell with Russell bodies

Plasma cells with Russell bodies in the cytoplasm, and binucleated plasma cells.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Meditsina, Smolensk.

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