Difference between revisions of "Lacrimal gland"
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The '''lacrimal gland''' is a gland that sits beside the [[eye]]. It is similar to minor [[salivary gland]]s and develops the same tumours.<ref name=pmid18772674>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bernardini | first1 = FP. | last2 = Devoto | first2 = MH. | last3 = Croxatto | first3 = JO. | title = Epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland: an update. | journal = Curr Opin Ophthalmol | volume = 19 | issue = 5 | pages = 409-13 | month = Sep | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32830b13e1 | PMID = 18772674 }}</ref> | The '''lacrimal gland''' is a gland that sits beside the [[eye]]. It is similar to minor [[salivary gland]]s and develops the same tumours.<ref name=pmid18772674>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bernardini | first1 = FP. | last2 = Devoto | first2 = MH. | last3 = Croxatto | first3 = JO. | title = Epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland: an update. | journal = Curr Opin Ophthalmol | volume = 19 | issue = 5 | pages = 409-13 | month = Sep | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32830b13e1 | PMID = 18772674 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | |||
*Not commonly biopsied - Sjögren's syndrome is typically assessed with a lower lip biopsy.<ref name=pmid8838512>{{cite journal |vauthors=Xu KP, Katagiri S, Takeuchi T, Tsubota K |title=Biopsy of labial salivary glands and lacrimal glands in the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome |journal=J Rheumatol |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=76–82 |date=January 1996 |pmid=8838512 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||