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[[Image:Gray_111_-_Vertebral_column-coloured.png|thumb|150px|right|Schematic of the vertebral column. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]] | |||
Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]]. | Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]]. | ||
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*Synovial cyst. | *Synovial cyst. | ||
*Lumbar wound infection. | *Lumbar wound infection. | ||
==General== | |||
*DDx is can be quite large - see ''[[spinal mass]]''. | |||
==Synovial cyst== | ==Synovial cyst== | ||
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==Degenerative disc disease== | ==Degenerative disc disease== | ||
{{Main|Degenerative disc disease}} | |||
==Schmorl's node== | ==Schmorl's node== | ||
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:This deals with ''benign'' vertebral fractures. | :This deals with ''benign'' vertebral fractures. | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Usually elderly with [[osteoporosis]].<ref name=pmid24147259>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sisodia | first1 = GB. | title = Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine. | journal = World J Orthop | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 241-247 | month = | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241 | PMID = 24147259 }}</ref> | |||
*Usually elderly with osteoporosis.<ref name=pmid24147259>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sisodia | first1 = GB. | title = Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine. | journal = World J Orthop | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 241-247 | month = | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241 | PMID = 24147259 }}</ref> | *Essentially a [[clinical diagnosis]]. | ||
*The pathologist's job is to exclude [[malignancy]]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Pathologic fracture]]. | *[[Pathologic fracture]]. | ||
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L11 VERTEBRA, BIOPSY: | |||
- BENIGN FRAGMENTS OF BONE. | |||
- BENIGN FIBROCONNECTIVE TISSUE. | |||
- BONE MARROW WITH TRILINEAGE HEMATOPOIESIS. | |||
- NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 3 May 2016
Pieces of spine are seen in neuropathology.
Common specimens
- Synovial cyst.
- Lumbar wound infection.
General
- DDx is can be quite large - see spinal mass.
Synovial cyst
General
- May cause back pain.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Simple epithelium.
Notes:
- If epithelium missing -- then ganglion cyst.
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WRIST LESION ("GANGLION"), EXCISION:
- BENIGN SYNOVIAL CYST.
Degenerative disc disease
Main article: Degenerative disc disease
Schmorl's node
Main article: Schmorl's node
Vertebral fracture
- This deals with benign vertebral fractures.
General
- Usually elderly with osteoporosis.[2]
- Essentially a clinical diagnosis.
- The pathologist's job is to exclude malignancy.
Microscopic
Features:
- Non-viable bone.
DDx:
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L11 VERTEBRA, BIOPSY: - BENIGN FRAGMENTS OF BONE. - BENIGN FIBROCONNECTIVE TISSUE. - BONE MARROW WITH TRILINEAGE HEMATOPOIESIS. - NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.spineuniverse.com/conditions/synovial-cysts-spine. Accessed on: 5 November 2010.
- ↑ Sisodia, GB. (2013). "Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine.". World J Orthop 4 (4): 241-247. doi:10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241. PMID 24147259.