Salivary gland biopsy: experience of La Rabta Hospital's pathology department

ABSTRACT

The minor salivary gl and s biopsy is a very common diagnostic procedure in oral medicine rather its efficiency has not been statistically proved. Assessment of Rabta pathologic department experience. 297 biopsies have been studied with special attention to the suspected diagnosis before biopsy and the final histologic result. The minor salivary gl and biopsy confirmed the initial diagnosis in 78 cases. Although if the minor salivary gl and biopsy is in most cases not contributively, it is a very simple procedure which gives the diagnosis of Gougerot-Sjogren disease, amylosis and sarcoidosis