Verocay Body

Compartment: Reticular Dermis

Illustration of two parallel rows of palisaded, wavy Schwann cell nuclei flanking a central acellular, fibrillary eosinophilic zone.
Verocay body: palisaded nuclear rows flanking an acellular fibrillary zone, characteristic of schwannoma.

Definition: A highly ordered palisade of Schwann cell nuclei flanking a central eosinophilic, fibrillary zone — characteristic of schwannoma.

Clinical Context: Schwannoma (neurilemmoma), Neurofibroma (absent), Palisaded encapsulated neuroma

Key Feature: Two parallel rows of wavy, elongated nuclei flanking an acellular, fibrillary eosinophilic zone, within Antoni A areas.

🔗 Related Terms: Storiform Pattern, Perineural Invasion (PNI)

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