Ahmet Merih BİRLİK, Ülkü KÜÇÜK, İsmail SARI, Pınar ÇETİN, Sülen SARIOĞLU

Minor salivary gland evaluation: Sjögren?s syndrome

Background/aim: We aimed to analyze the value of 3 serial sections, spaced 200 µm apart, for quantification of lymphocyte and plasma cell foci in minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB). Materials and methods: Labial 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 200 µm apart. Lymphocytic 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 sections were scored at

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