Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren's disease

作者：DERRICK M. CHISHOLM, David K. Mason · 发表于：Journal of Clinical Pathology · 年份：1968 · DOI：10.1136/jcp.21.5.656 · 被引用次数：1020 · 研究领域：Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions、Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases、Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

A labial biopsy technique is described and was used to study 40 patients with connective tissue disease and 60 postmortem subjects. More than one focus of lymphocytes per 4 sq mm of minor salivary tissue was found to be a consistent finding in patients with Sjögren's disease. The labial biopsy is shown to be a further valuable investigative procedure in such patients.