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DDx - radiologic: | |||
*[[Plasma cell neoplasm]]. | |||
*Metastatic carcinoma. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid12931811>{{Cite journal | last1 = Peng | first1 = B. | last2 = Wu | first2 = W. | last3 = Hou | first3 = S. | last4 = Shang | first4 = W. | last5 = Wang | first5 = X. | last6 = Yang | first6 = Y. | title = The pathogenesis of Schmorl's nodes. | journal = J Bone Joint Surg Br | volume = 85 | issue = 6 | pages = 879-82 | month = Aug | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12931811 | URL = http://www.bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/85-B/6/879.long }}</ref> | |||
*Subchondral [[necrosis]] of bone - '''key feature'''. | |||
**Loss of osteocytes within the bony trabeculae. | |||
*Bone marrow cavity fibrosis with loss of adipocytes (reactive process). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Spine]]. | *[[Spine]]. | ||
*[[Necrosis]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 28 October 2013
Schmorl's node is a benign pathology of the vertebral column in which part of the vertebral disc herniates into a vertebra.[1]
General
- Very common.[2]
- Essentially a radiologic diagnosis.
- Not associated with osteopenia.[3]
Clinical:
Radiology
Schmorl's node. (WC)
DDx - radiologic:
- Plasma cell neoplasm.
- Metastatic carcinoma.
Microscopic
Features:[6]
- Subchondral necrosis of bone - key feature.
- Loss of osteocytes within the bony trabeculae.
- Bone marrow cavity fibrosis with loss of adipocytes (reactive process).
See also
References
- ↑ Mattei, TA.; Rehman, AA. (Aug 2013). "Schmorl's nodes: current pathophysiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic paradigms.". Neurosurg Rev. doi:10.1007/s10143-013-0488-4. PMID 23955279.
- ↑ Dar, G.; Peleg, S.; Masharawi, Y.; Steinberg, N.; May, H.; Hershkovitz, I. (Apr 2009). "Demographical aspects of Schmorl nodes: a skeletal study.". Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34 (9): E312-5. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181995fc5. PMID 19531985.
- ↑ González-Reimers, E.; Mas-Pascual, M.; Arnay-De-La-Rosa, M.; Velasco-Vázquez, J.; Santolaria-Fernández, F. (Jan 2002). "Schmorl nodes: lack of relationship between degenerative changes and osteopenia.". Radiology 222 (1): 293-4. doi:10.1148/radiol.2221011147. PMID 11756740.
- ↑ Abu-Ghanem, S.; Ohana, N.; Abu-Ghanem, Y.; Kittani, M.; Shelef, I. (Jun 2013). "Acute schmorl node in dorsal spine: an unusual cause of a sudden onset of severe back pain in a young female.". Asian Spine J 7 (2): 131-5. doi:10.4184/asj.2013.7.2.131. PMID 23741552.
- ↑ Walters, G.; Coumas, JM.; Akins, CM.; Ragland, RL. (Oct 1991). "Magnetic resonance imaging of acute symptomatic Schmorl's node formation.". Pediatr Emerg Care 7 (5): 294-6. PMID 1754491.
- ↑ Peng, B.; Wu, W.; Hou, S.; Shang, W.; Wang, X.; Yang, Y. (Aug 2003). "The pathogenesis of Schmorl's nodes.". J Bone Joint Surg Br 85 (6): 879-82. PMID 12931811.