title: Cells of nucleus pulposus in cerebrospinal fluid: a case report.
abstract: A case is presented in which inadvertent needling of the nucleus pulposus produced unusual cells in cerebrospinal fluid which caused diagnostic difficulty. The case in documented to alert those involved in the diagnostic cytology of cerebrospinal fluid to yet another source of extraneous cellular material in fluid obtained by lumbar puncture.
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013129:Spinal Puncture