RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren's disease
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 656
OP 660
DO 10.1136/jcp.21.5.656
VO 21
IS 5
A1 D. M. Chisholm
A1 D. K. Mason
YR 1968
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/21/5/656.abstract
AB 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.