Between January 1, 1973, and December 31, 1988, the authors or their associates performed 552 fine-needle aspiration biopsies on patients with clinically significant masses of the salivary glands.
Throughout your care, we’ll continue to use some of these tests to track the size of your tumor and assess your response to treatment. During a salivary gland biopsy, your surgeon removes a small ...
A biopsy of your glands may also be done. Imaging, such as sialometry and salivary scintigraphy, uses injected dye to see how your salivary glands function. Your primary healthcare provider may ...