Auer bodies

(ow′ĕr )

[John Auer, U.S. physician, 1875-1948]
Rod-shaped structures, present in the cytoplasm of myeloblasts, myelocytes, and monoblasts, found in leukemia. Also called Auer rods.

AUER BODY Auer body (arrow) in myeloblast in acute leukemia (×640)