Fine needle aspiration cytology in symptomatic breast lesions: still an important diagnostic modality?

MJ Smith, CC Heffron, JR Rothwell, BM Loftus… - The breast …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to make an assessment of the utility of fine needle aspiration
cytology (FNAC), in a “one‐stop” symptomatic breast triple assessment clinic. Controversy …

Pattern of invasion and lymphovascular invasion in squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth: an interobserver variability study

…, C Fives, G O'Leary, P Sheahan, CC Heffron… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Lymphovascular invasion ( LVI ) and the histological pattern of invasion ( POI ) at the
invasive tumour front have been reported as adverse prognosticators in oral squamous cell …

Presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in a Warthin tumor: case report and literature review

…, G O'Leary, CC Heffron - International Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Warthin tumor is the second most common salivary gland neoplasm. It occurs more commonly
in males than in females. Malignant transformation in Warthin tumor is a rare but well-…

Therapeutic Response Evaluation in Advanced Melanoma Patients Incorporating Plasma cfDNA, LDH, VEGF, PD-L1, and IFN-γ Measurements

MI Ita, JH Wang, CC Heffron, DG Power… - Anticancer …, 2022 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Current treatment strategies for advanced melanoma require serial
assessment of disease status in affected patients. In this study, we sought to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Nineteenth Annual Scientific MeetingWhat provider volume is appropriate for gastric cancer resection? Results of a …

…, SP Cleary, PD Greig, CC Heffron… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Some studies suggest an inverse relationship between volume and mortality.
Optimal provider volumes for gastric cancer (GC) are unclear. Methods A multidisciplinary …

[HTML][HTML] Differential association of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages with macrophage enzymes, whole tumour gene expression and overall survival in advanced …

…, XDG Power, PF Forde, CCBB Heffron - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
… kept at 4 C and stained for a 1 month. Slides were heated at 37 C overnight or 60 C for 60 …
Intratumoural CD163 + macrophage infiltration was positively correlated to Breslow depth (c), …

Impact of lymphocytic thyroiditis on incidence of pathological incidental thyroid carcinoma

E Farrell, C Heffron, M Murphy, G O'Leary… - Head & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of lymphocytic thyroiditis
on incidence of incidental thyroid cancers. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of …

Should we always biopsy in clinically evident lichen sclerosus?

…, M O'Driscoll, R O'Connor, CCBB Heffron… - Journal of Lower …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aims of the study were to review cases of clinically diagnosed lichen sclerosus
(LS) and to compare the histological features found on biopsy to clinical features seen on …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of calcium electroporation on viability, phenotype and function of melanoma conditioned macrophages

LF Tremble, CCBB Heffron, PF Forde - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Electroporation in combination with chemotherapy is an established treatment used on solid
malignancies that results in enhanced chemotherapeutic uptake. Recent advances have …

BRAF V600 mutation detection in melanoma: a comparison of two laboratory testing methods

…, S Murphy, L Feeley, D Power, CCBB Heffron - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - jcp.bmj.com
Cynthia CBB Heffron1 … and primary antibody incubation for 16 min at 36C. Ventana
Optiview 3'3 – … We would like to thank Professor JJA Heffron for his assistance with some of the …