The role of parotid biopsy in the diagnosis of pediatric Sjögren syndrome.

Objectives: To describe our experience with primary and secondary Sjögren syndrome (SS) in the pediatric population and to evaluate the effectiveness of parotid gland biopsy in the diagnosis of pediatric SS.

Design: Case series review of 6 pediatric patients evaluated during a 4-year period with varied head and neck manifestations of SS.

Setting: Tertiary care children's hospital.

Use of fine needle aspiration biopsy in radiofrequency ablation.

Objective: To demonstrate the utility of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of suspected metastatic tumors at various sites.

Study Design: Eighteen patients referred for RFA underwent 21 aspirations prior to the procedure. A radiologist performed the FNAB and RFA with radiographic guidance.

Utility and outcomes of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in Hodgkin's disease.

We present our 10-year experience, including clinical utilization and outcomes, with fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in Hodgkin's disease (HD). Eighty-six cases from 68 patients with HD that were evaluated by FNAB were identified over a 10-year period. Medical records of these 68 patients were reviewed.