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The '''labial [[salivary gland]]''' is biopsied to assess an individual for [[Sjögren disease]]. | The '''labial [[salivary gland]]''' is biopsied to assess an individual for [[Sjögren disease]]. | ||
An introduction to [[salivary gland]]s in general and their pathology is in the article ''[[salivary gland]]''. | |||
==Differential diagnosis== | ==Differential diagnosis== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Oral pathology]]. | *[[Oral pathology]]. | ||
*[[Salivary gland]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 11 April 2013
The labial salivary gland is biopsied to assess an individual for Sjögren disease.
An introduction to salivary glands in general and their pathology is in the article salivary gland.
Differential diagnosis
Main possibilities:[1]
- Chronic sialadenitis.
- Focal lymphocytic sialadenitis.
- Indeterminate.
- Insufficient for diagnosis.
- Minor salivary gland within normal limits.
Other possibilities:
- Salivary gland tumours - see salivary gland.
- Lymphoma - usually MALT lymphoma.