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Verocay bodies were first described by Uruguayan neuro-pathologist José Juan Verocay in 1910. It is a required histopathological finding for diagnosing schwannomas ( tumors of Schwann cells ). Verocay bodies are a component of "Antoni A" which are the dense areas of schwannomas located between palisading spindle cells found in neoplasms .
Cellular schwannoma is nearly exclusively made up of a fascicular proliferation of well-differentiated Schwann cells that are cytologically bland, missing Verocay bodies, and just slightly exhibiting Antoni B pattern growth (10% of the tumor area). [12] [13] [14] Local recurrence is Variable (5-40%) and perhaps greater than in normal schwannomas.
This is a list of pathology mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized. For mnemonics in other medical specialities, see this list of medical mnemonics . Acute intermittent porphyria: signs and symptoms
A vestibular schwannoma (VS), also called acoustic neuroma, is a benign tumor that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve that passes from the inner ear to the brain. The tumor originates when Schwann cells that form the insulating myelin sheath on the nerve malfunction.
Micrograph showing contraction band necrosis, a histopathologic finding of myocardial infarction (heart attack).. Histopathology (compound of three Greek words: ἱστός histos 'tissue', πάθος pathos 'suffering', and -λογία-logia 'study of') is the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease.
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A forensic investigator in Tel Aviv works to reassemble remains of victims of Hamas militants, trying to understand the causes of death and the underlying hate.
This category includes stub articles referring to subdisciplines of pathology, tools and techniques used primarily by anatomical pathologists or clinical pathologists, and gross pathologic and histopathologic entities which are identifiable by a pathologist.