Defining a Mechanism for the Histopathological Changes Seen in Salivary Gland Biopsies of Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Mini-Review

Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with Sjogren’s Syndrome: A local Experience with Dual-tracer

Objective(s): To review the findings of the patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) having technetium-99m-pertechnetate (99mTc-pertechnetate) and gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) salivary gland scintigraphy in the past eight years.Methods: The patients with SS, who were referred to our department for salivary gland scintigraphy during January 2008-December 2015 were studied using both 99mTc-pertechneta...

Need for consensus guidelines to standardize the assessment of germinal centers and other histopathological parameters in salivary gland tissue of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Clinico-Pathologic Review of Salivary Glands Neoplasms in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital: A Five Year Retrospective Survey

Salivary gland neoplasms account for 0.5-2% of all tumors worldwide, and can display a remarkable range of morphological diversity between different tumor types. The aim of this retrospective study was to present the clinico-pathologic characteristics of salivary gland neoplasms in a tertiary referral hospital in northwest region of Nigeria. Clinical and histopathological records of patients wi...

The Value of Labial Biopsy in the Differential Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis and Sjögren’s Sydrome and Immunohistochemical Analysis

The aim of this study was the evaluation of the value of labial biopsy in the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis and Sjögren’s Syndrome and the value of immunohistochemical markers such as CD3, CD4, CD8, and CD20 at the immunopathogenesis. Fifteen labial salivary gland biopsies from patients affected by primary Sjögren’s syndrome, and 15 labial salivary gland biopsies from patients affected ...

Changes in salivary gland function following radioiodine therapy of thyroid diseases: A comparison of high-dose therapy for thyroid cancer and low-dose therapy for benign thyroid disease

Introduction: High-dose radioactive iodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) may adversely affect the salivary gland function. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of radioactive iodine (RAI) with dose of 100 mCi in DTC patients compared to lower doses of less than 30 mCi in hyperthyroid cases. Methods: Fifty four patients (13 men and 41 women) age: 42.3±14.3 (21-71) years w...