Needle biopsy compared with surgical biopsy: pitfalls of small biopsy in histologial diagnosis of IgG4-related disease

Needle biopsy compared with surgical biopsy: pitfalls of small biopsy in histologial diagnosis of IgG4-related disease

Abstract Objective The growing utilization of needle biopsy has challenged the current pathology consensus of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). The aims of this study were to identify the histological characteristics of needle biopsy and surgical specimens and evaluate the ability of needle biopsy in...

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Main Authors: Yanying Liu, Fei Yang, Xiying Chi, Yuxin Zhang, Jiangnan Fu, Wenjie Bian, Danhua Shen, Zhanguo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
IgG4-related disease
Needle biopsy
Surgical biopsy
Salivary gland
Pathology consensus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02432-y

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