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*Herniated disc cause back pain. | *Herniated disc cause back pain. | ||
*May result in ''cauda equina syndrome''. | *May result in ''cauda equina syndrome''. | ||
*Composed of ''fibrous cartilage''.<ref>URL: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm]. Accessed on: 2 January 2010.</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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*Benign fibrous tissue. | *Benign fibrous tissue. | ||
*Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]). | *Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]). | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_high_mag.jpg Degenerative disc disease - high mag. (WC)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 06:14, 2 January 2011
Pieces of spine are seen in neuropathology.
Common specimens
- Synovial cyst.
- Lumbar wound infection.
Synovial cyst
General
- May cause back pain.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Simple epithelium.
Notes:
- If epithelium missing -- then ganglion.
Vertebral disc
General
- Herniated disc cause back pain.
- May result in cauda equina syndrome.
- Composed of fibrous cartilage.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Benign fibrous tissue.
- Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature cartilage).
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.spineuniverse.com/conditions/synovial-cysts-spine. Accessed on: 5 November 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm. Accessed on: 2 January 2010.