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<br>- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. | <br>- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. | ||
<br>- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | <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. | |||
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