Sections revealed degenerated fibrocartilage with bony fragments amid dense fibrosis with moderate infiltrate of lymphocytes, plasma cells and few neutrophils with endothelial proliferation. No evidence of specific granulomas. No evidence of atypia or malignancy in material submitted
Moderate lumbar spondylodegenerative disease, most notably an L2-L3 disc prolapse causing nerve root encroachment, with associated tissue referred for histopathological examination.
Two soft tissue fragments collectively measured 1.5x1x0.8 cm, totally embedded.
Spinal disc (L2-L3) lesion, excision: