Minor Salivary Gland Punch Biopsy for Evaluation of Sjögren’s Syndrome
作者:
Elizabeth Guevara-Gutiérrez,
Alberto Tlacuilo-Parra,
Lourdes Minjares-Padilla,
期刊:
JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 6
页码: 401-402
ISSN:1076-1608
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: Sjögren’s syndrome;Punch biopsy;Labial salivary gland
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Incisional biopsy of labial salivary glands has been a valuable technique for diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome. This report describes a new technique using punch biopsies that requires fewer resources and appears to be equally effective. Fifty patients evaluated by punch biopsy all yielded adequate pieces averaging 6 glands per specimen. Two patients had transient numbness of the lip. There were no other complications. Classical findings of Sjögren’s histopathology were demonstrable with these specimens. This technique is safe, less expensive, and is proposed as a reliable alternative to incisional biopsy.
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