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Image:Roe-schmorl.jpg | Schmorl's node. (WC) | Image:Roe-schmorl.jpg | Schmorl's node. (WC) | ||
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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]] | ||