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Biopsy of salivary gland

Known as: salivary gland biopsy 
Removal of tissue from the salivary gland for microscopic examination.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Salivary gland ultrasonography: a highly specific tool for the early diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome
IntroductionRecently, a great interest has arisen for salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) as a valuable tool for the assessment… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Ultrasound‐guided core needle biopsy of salivary gland lesions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
To obtain summary estimates of the sensitivity and specificity of core needle biopsy for assessment of salivary gland lesions and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Safety and usefulness of minor salivary gland biopsy: retrospective analysis of 502 procedures performed at a single center.
OBJECTIVE To analyze the safety of our biopsy technique and the effectiveness of minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB) for the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Activation of the type I interferon system in primary Sjögren's syndrome: a possible etiopathogenic mechanism.
OBJECTIVE The etiopathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is largely unknown. In other autoimmune diseases, type I… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Salivary gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of primary Sjögren's syndrome. Comparison with minor salivary gland biopsy.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (US) of the salivary glands versus histologic examination in… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Detection of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibody-producing cells in salivary glands from patients with Sjögren's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE To investigate and identify the presence of cells producing anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies in salivary… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Fas and Fas ligand expression in the salivary glands of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE To assess the role of Fas-mediated apoptosis in the salivary glands of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Sjögren's syndrome. Proposed criteria for classification.
The term "Sjögren's syndrome" (SS) is frequently used to describe the occurrence of keratoconjunctivis sicca and xerostomia in… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Expression of histocompatibility antigen HLA-DR by salivary gland epithelial cells in Sjögren's syndrome.
Recent studies have suggested that the induction of HLA-DR antigens on epithelial cells plays an important role in the… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
The histopathology of Sjögren's syndrome in labial salivary gland biopsies.
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