[Salivary gland biopsy : experience of La Rabta Hospital's pathology departement].

BACKGROUND:The minor salivary glands biopsy is a very common diagnostic procedure in oral medicine rather its efficiency has not been statistically proved. AIM:Assessment of Rabta pathologic department experience METHODS:297 biopsies have been studied with special attention to the suspected diagnosis before biopsy and the final histologic result. RESULTS:The minor salivary gland biopsy confirmed the initial diagnosis in 78 cases. Although if the minor salivary gland biopsy is in most cases not contributively, it is a very simple procedure which gives the diagnosis of Gougerot-Sjogren disease, amylosis and sarcoidosis.