Minor salivary gland evaluation: Sjögren?s syndrome

Authors

SÜLEN SARIOĞLU
ÜLKÜ KÜÇÜK
PINAR ÇETİN
İSMAİL SARI
AHMET MERİH BİRLİK

DOI

10.3906/sag-1409-96

Abstract

Background/aim:1397645907We aimed to analyze the value of 3 serial sections, spaced 2001397645907μm1397645907apart,1397645907for quantification of lymphocyte and plasma cell foci in1397645907minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB).1397645907 Materials and methods:1397645907Labial MSGBs from 69 patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and scleroderma were used for this study. Each sample was prepared as 3 serial sections spaced 2001397645907μm apart.1397645907Lymphocytic and plasma cell focus score (LFS, PFS) were determined for each section, and the diagnostic results were compared to those obtained from a single section. Results: For 22 of the 69 patients, all 3 sections1397645907were scored at1397645907

Keywords

Sjögren?s syndrome, focus score, multilevel examination

First Page

63

Last Page

65

Recommended Citation

SARIOĞLU, SÜLEN; KÜÇÜK, ÜLKÜ; ÇETİN, PINAR; SARI, İSMAİL; and BİRLİK, AHMET MERİH (2016) "Minor salivary gland evaluation: Sjögren?s syndrome," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 46: No. 1, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1409-96
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol46/iss1/11