[Salivary gland biopsy : experience of La Rabta Hospital's pathology departement]
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Khadija, Bellil; Ines, Chelly; Imed, Ben Ghorbel; Amina, Mekni; Selma, Bellil; Nidhammeddine, Kchir; Slim, Haouet; Habib, Houman; Moncef, Zitouna
- Source
- La Tunisie medicale. 85(1)
- Subject
- Adult
Male
Sarcoidosis
Biopsy
Salivary Gland Diseases
Amyloidosis
Middle Aged
Salivary Glands, Minor
Diagnosis, Differential
Sjogren's Syndrome
Predictive Value of Tests
Humans
Female
Retrospective Studies
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 0041-4131
The minor salivary glands biopsy is a very common diagnostic procedure in oral medicine rather its efficiency has not been statistically proved.Assessment of Rabta pathologic department experience297 biopsies have been studied with special attention to the suspected diagnosis before biopsy and the final histologic result.The minor salivary gland biopsy confirmed the initial diagnosis in 78 cases. Although if the minor salivary gland biopsy is in most cases not contributively, it is a very simple procedure which gives the diagnosis of Gougerot-Sjogren disease, amylosis and sarcoidosis.