[Salivary gland biopsy : experience of La Rabta Hospital's pathology departement].
BACKGROUND
The minor salivary glands biopsy is a very common diagnostic procedure in oral medicine rather its efficiency has not been statistically proved.


OBJECTIVE
Assessment of Rabta pathologic department experience


METHODS
297 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 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.
Bellil
Khadija
K
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis.
Chelly
Ines
I
Ben Ghorbel
Imed
I
Mekni
Amina
A
Bellil
Selma
S
Kchir
Nidhammeddine
N
Haouet
Slim
S
Houman
Habib
H
Zitouna
Moncef
M
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*