Julia Anne Woolgar

Summary

Affiliation: University of Liverpool
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Cervical lymph node metastasis in oral cancer: the importance of even microscopic extracapsular spread
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology Laboratory, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 39:130-7. 2003
  2. ncbi Determinants of outcome following surgery for oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Julia A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, University of Liverpool Dental Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    Future Oncol 5:51-61. 2009
  3. ncbi Pitfalls and procedures in the histopathological diagnosis of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and a review of the role of pathology in prognosis
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences and Dental Hospital, University of Liverpool, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 45:361-85. 2009
  4. ncbi The topography of cervical lymph node metastases revisited: the histological findings in 526 sides of neck dissection from 439 previously untreated patients
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 36:219-25. 2007
  5. ncbi Salvage neck dissections in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: histological features in relation to disease category
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 35:907-12. 2006
  6. ncbi The national head and neck histopathology external quality assurance scheme: evolution, design, and analysis of 11 circulations from 1999 to 2005
    J A Woolgar
    J Clin Pathol 59:482-8. 2006
  7. ncbi Histopathological prognosticators in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
    Julia A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, United Kingdom
    Oral Oncol 42:229-39. 2006
  8. ncbi Histological changes in intra-oral skin flaps
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences and Dental Hospital, University of Liverpool, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Head Neck Oncol 1:2. 2009
  9. ncbi A histopathological appraisal of surgical margins in oral and oropharyngeal cancer resection specimens
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 41:1034-43. 2005
  10. ncbi Quantitative methylation analysis of resection margins and lymph nodes in oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Richard J Shaw
    Molecular Genetics and Oncology Group, School of Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GN, UK
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 45:617-22. 2007

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Cervical lymph node metastasis in oral cancer: the importance of even microscopic extracapsular spread
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology Laboratory, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 39:130-7. 2003
    ..Extracapsular spread should be incorporated into pathological staging systems. Even microscopic extracapsular spread is of critical importance and must be sought especially in small-volume metastatic disease...
  2. ncbi Determinants of outcome following surgery for oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Julia A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, University of Liverpool Dental Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    Future Oncol 5:51-61. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi Pitfalls and procedures in the histopathological diagnosis of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and a review of the role of pathology in prognosis
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences and Dental Hospital, University of Liverpool, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 45:361-85. 2009
    ..The article concludes with a brief consideration of the prognostic value of accurate histopathological staging...
  4. ncbi The topography of cervical lymph node metastases revisited: the histological findings in 526 sides of neck dissection from 439 previously untreated patients
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 36:219-25. 2007
    ..4%), peppering (2%), flushing of lymph node sinuses (1%) and all nodes positive (0.4%) accounted for the remaining 'aberrant' patterns. Skip lesions were seen in tumours at all sites other than retromolar...
  5. ncbi Salvage neck dissections in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: histological features in relation to disease category
    J A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 35:907-12. 2006
    ..In at least 15% of cases, the short time interval coupled with the histopathological features suggested that the metastatic disease suddenly became more rapidly progressive following removal of the primary tumour...
  6. ncbi The national head and neck histopathology external quality assurance scheme: evolution, design, and analysis of 11 circulations from 1999 to 2005
    J A Woolgar
    J Clin Pathol 59:482-8. 2006
    ..The stringent marking of cases, and the flagging of performances showing "a meaningful deviation in standard" based on the decision of peer members rather than a rigid numerical formula, encourages high standards...
  7. ncbi Histopathological prognosticators in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
    Julia A Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, United Kingdom
    Oral Oncol 42:229-39. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Histological changes in intra-oral skin flaps
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences and Dental Hospital, University of Liverpool, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Head Neck Oncol 1:2. 2009
    ..Problems in recognising and interpreting unfamiliar and complex appearances, and areas of diagnostic and prognostic uncertainty, are highlighted...
  9. ncbi A histopathological appraisal of surgical margins in oral and oropharyngeal cancer resection specimens
    Julia Anne Woolgar
    Oral Pathology, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    Oral Oncol 41:1034-43. 2005
    ..Both anatomical factors and histological "markers" of tumour characteristics influence the status of surgical resection margins...
  10. ncbi Quantitative methylation analysis of resection margins and lymph nodes in oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Richard J Shaw
    Molecular Genetics and Oncology Group, School of Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GN, UK
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 45:617-22. 2007
    ..PMA upgraded 13 of the 20 surgical margins, 6 of which subsequently had a recurrent tumour. Not all of these recurrences were predicted and the effects of adjuvant treatment make firm conclusions difficult...
  11. ncbi The influence of the pattern of mandibular invasion on recurrence and survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma
    Richard J Shaw
    Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, United Kingdom
    Head Neck 26:861-9. 2004
    ..Many authors have questioned increasing the classification of small tumors to T4 on the basis of mandibular invasion alone. There are little data on the influence of the pattern of invasion on prognosis...
  12. ncbi CpG island methylation phenotype (CIMP) in oral cancer: associated with a marked inflammatory response and less aggressive tumour biology
    Richard J Shaw
    Molecular Genetics and Oncology Group, School of Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GN, UK
    Oral Oncol 43:878-86. 2007
    ..As CIMP has significant associations with other well documented prognostic indicators, it may prove beneficial to include methylation analyses in molecular risk modelling of tumours...