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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.