De Silva Lalani, Udeshika Kaumadi, De Silva Sinha, Amarathunga Priyani
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
Case Rep Womens Health. 2025 Apr 15;46:e00707. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2025.e00707. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Russell bodies have been observed in various inflammatory and neoplastic conditions, although their presence in the female genital tract is rare, with fewer than ten documented cases of Russell body cervicitis. This case report appears to be the first of Russell body cervicitis identified during pregnancy. A 28-year-old woman, at 20 weeks of gestation, underwent a cervical polypectomy after a polyp was detected incidentally during a cervical cerclage procedure. Pathological examination revealed an inflamed endocervical polyp with predominant plasma cell infiltrate. Most of the plasma cells contained intracytoplasmic Russell bodies and there were some Mott cells. Immunohistochemical stains confirmed the polyclonal nature of the plasma cell infiltrate. This report highlights the diagnostic challenges associated with Russell body cervicitis, given its rarity and histological resemblance to other inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. A review of the literature reveals that the few reported cases presented as a non-neoplastic process during reproductive age, with an uneventful follow-up. This report contributes to the limited knowledge of Russell body cervicitis, particularly in the context of pregnancy.
尽管在女性生殖道中罕见,仅记录到不到10例Russell小体宫颈炎病例,但在各种炎症和肿瘤性疾病中均观察到了Russell小体。本病例报告似乎是首例孕期确诊的Russell小体宫颈炎。一名28岁女性,孕20周,在宫颈环扎术期间偶然发现息肉后接受了宫颈息肉切除术。病理检查显示宫颈内膜息肉发炎,主要为浆细胞浸润。大多数浆细胞含有胞质内Russell小体,并有一些莫特细胞。免疫组织化学染色证实了浆细胞浸润的多克隆性质。鉴于Russell小体宫颈炎罕见且组织学表现与其他炎症和肿瘤性疾病相似,本报告强调了与之相关的诊断挑战。文献回顾显示,少数报告病例表现为育龄期的非肿瘤性病变,随访情况良好。本报告有助于增加对Russell小体宫颈炎的了解,尤其是在孕期背景下。