Mallory body

Micrograph showing a Mallory body with the characteristic twisted-rope appearance (centre of image - within a ballooning hepatocyte). H&E stain.

In histopathology, a Mallory body, Mallory–Denk body (MDB), or Mallory's hyaline is an inclusion found in the cytoplasm of liver cells.[1] Mallory bodies are damaged intermediate filaments within the liver cells.

  1. ^ "Cell Injury No. 39". WebPath. The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education. Retrieved 25 October 2023 – via The University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library.