title: [Diagnostic contribution of minor salivary gland biopsy: statistical analysis in 100 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The minor salivary glands biopsy is a very common diagnostic procedure in oral medicine rather its efficiency has not been statistically proved.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred biopsies have been studied with special attention to the suspected diagnosis before biopsy and the final histologic result.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The minor salivary gland biopsy confirmed the initial diagnosis in 13 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although if the minor salivary gland biopsy is in most cases not contributive it is a very simple procedure which gives the diagnosis of Gougerot-Sjögren disease, amylosis and sarcoidosis.
authors: Service de Stomatologie, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, AP-HP, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Broda
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Fargou
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Vacher
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Seddiki
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Brethaux-Bardinon
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis