TY - JOUR T1 - Iron granules in plasma cells. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 172 LP - 181 DO - 10.1136/jcp.35.2.172 VL - 35 IS - 2 AU - M K Cook AU - M Madden Y1 - 1982/02/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/2/172.abstract N2 - The curious and unusual finding of coarse iron granules in marrow plasma cells is reported in 13 patients, in whom the finding was incidental. In 10 of these patients there was known alcohol abuse and serious medical complications of that abuse. Previous reports of the finding are reviewed. Haematological data of the 13 patients are presented. A hypothesis is outlined which may account for the finding. ER -