Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 178-180
Auer Rod-like Inclusions in Multiple Myeloma: First Case Report from the Kashmir Valley
Dr. Subuh Parvez Khan1, Dr. Majid Ahmad Khan2, Dr. Fiza Parvez Khan3, Dr. Shuaeb Bhat2, Dr. Sajad Geelani4, Dr. Javid Rasool4
1Department of Haematopathology, Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K, India.
2Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Anantnag, J&K, India
3Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J&K, India
4Department of Clinical Haematology, Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Subuh Parvez Khan
ABSTRACT
Plasma cells are known to have various nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions. However, Auer rod-like inclusions are rarely found in these types of cells. Here, we report a case of multiple myeloma with Auer rod-like, needle-shaped intracytoplasmic inclusions in plasma cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time to report such a case from Kashmir valley.
Key words: Myeloma, Auer rod like inclusions
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