Abstract
A case of an osteosclerotic myeloma of the mandible is described. Bone formation took the form of prominent sunray spiculation and radiologically mimicked an osteosarcoma. No other well documented solitary lesion of this type could be found in the English literature. In addition, this tumor contained an abundance of intracytoplasmic Russell bodies and also produced a paraprotein. The paraprotein peak disappeared after resection. Eosinophilic hyaline globules similar in appearance to Russell bodies have been described in normal adrenal medulla and liver, in carcinoma cells from the lung, breast and liver, and in lymphoma and leukemia cells. They differ from Russell bodies in that they are negative for phospholipid and ribonucleic acid.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2041-2045 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | South African Medical Journal |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| State | Published - 1975 |
| Externally published | Yes |