title: Biopsy of the lip and Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: The degree of focal chronic sialadenitis in a labial salivary gland biopsy specimen, expressed in terms of a semiquantitative focus score, is the best contemporary assessment of the salivary component in Sjögren's syndrome. A labial salivary gland focus score of greater than 1 focus per 4 mm2 serves as an acceptable threshold for the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Batsakis
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*