Verocay bodies

Last revised by Frank Gaillard on 1 Apr 2023

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.

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