Verocay bodies
Last revised by Frank Gaillard on 1 Apr 2023
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Gaillard F, Foster T, Verocay bodies. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-53165
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Verocay bodies are a histological feature of schwannomas and represent a particular growth pattern of Antoni type A pattern. A Verocay body is composed of two parallel rows of nuclear palisades separated by an anuclear zone 1.
History and etymology
Verocay bodies are named after Jose Juan Verocay (1876-1927) an Uruguayan physician who first described them in 1910 2.
References
- 1. Louis D, Ohgaki H, Wiestler O et al. The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. Acta Neuropathol. 2007;114(2):97-109. doi:10.1007/s00401-007-0243-4 - Pubmed
- 2. Joshi R. Learning from Eponyms: Jose Verocay and Verocay Bodies, Antoni A and B Areas, Nils Antoni and Schwannomas. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2012;3(3):215-9. doi:10.4103/2229-5178.101826 - Pubmed