Review Article

Russell Bodies and Russell Body Inflammatory Polyp in the Colorectum: A Review of Clinicopathologic Features

Table 1

Case reports of Russell body containing Mott cells in the colorectum.

Case no. (Source)Age, year/ SexLocationClinical PresentationEndoscopic
findings
Histopathologic
findings
Ancillary Studies

1 (Coates et al., 2017 [4])62/MaleSigmoid ColonAverage risk screening colonoscopy, no GI complaints<5 mm Erythematous polyp; severe diverticulosisInflammatory polyp with Russell bodies in the lamina propria.CD138 and CD79a positive; polyclonal

2. (Muthukumarana et al., 2015 [5])44/FemaleColonDiarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Status post kidney and pancreas transplant with immunosuppression.Normal colonic endoscopy; no colonic polypChronic lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with Mott cells within the lamina propria in colon, terminal ileum, duodenum and stomachPAS positive; CD138 positive; polyclonal

3 (Brink et al., 1999 [6])53/FemaleRectumIndication not provided. No evidence for malignant myeloma or a gammopathy.Rectal polyp, not further specifiedTubulovillous adenoma with high-grade epithelial dysplasia and dense plasma cell infiltrates containing Russell bodies and Mott cellsIgG monoclonal for kappa light chain

polyclonal nature confirmed by concomitant expression of kappa and lambda light chain.