Abbrev 2 Flashcards
1
Q
FNA(B)
A
fine needle aspiration (biopsy)
2
Q
FOBT
A
faecal occult blood test
3
Q
GIST
A
gastrointestinal stromal tumour
4
Q
Gy
A
gray (unit of radiation equal to 100rad)
5
Q
HPV
A
human papilloma virus
6
Q
LMP
A
low malignant potential
7
Q
mets
A
metastases
8
Q
MOAB
A
monoclonal antibody
9
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
10
Q
NED
A
no evidence of disease
11
Q
NHL
A
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
12
Q
NK
A
natural killer (cells)
13
Q
NMSC
A
non-melanoma skin cancer
14
Q
Pap smear
A
Papanicolaou smear
15
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography