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=== | ==Synovial cyst== | ||
===Microscopic=== | |||
The section shows fragments of fibrous tissue, bone and cartilage with nesting of chondrocytes. A simple cyst lining of uniform cells is identified. | |||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
SPINE, L4-5: | SPINE, L4-5: | ||
- SYNOVIAL CYST. | <br>- SYNOVIAL CYST. | ||
==Vertebral disc== | |||
===Microscopic description=== | |||
The section shows fragments of fibrocartilage and nucleus pulposus demonstrating degeneration of the ground substance and clusters of chondrocytes. | |||
===Diagnosis=== | |||
DISC FRAGMENTS, L3-4: | |||
<br>- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. | |||
<br>- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
== Paraspinal tissue == | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
The section shows fibrofatty tissue with cautery artefacts and a mild patchy lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. | |||
===Final diagnosis=== | |||
EPIDURAL SOFT TISSUE: | |||
<br> - SOFT TISSUE WITH MILD CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. | |||
<br> - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
== Ganglion == | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Sections show degenerated ligament flavum and dense connective tissue. A smooth surface corresponding to the lining of a cyst is present, partially containing fibrin, but devoid of a synovial lining. | |||
===Final diagnosis=== | |||
SPINE, L4-L5: | |||
<br> - GANGLION. | |||