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Chapter 19 Abbreviations Flashcards

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AFP

A

alpha-fetoprotein

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bcr

A

breakpoint-cluster regoin

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BMT

A

bone marrow transplantation

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bx

A

biopsy

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CA

A

cancer

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CAR T-cell

A

chimeric antigen receptor T cell

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CEA

A

carcinoembryonic antigen

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cGy

A

centigray (one hundredth of a gray) or rad

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chemo

A

chemotherapy

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CR

A

complete response
disappearance of all tumor

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CSF

A

colony-stimulating factor

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12
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DNA

A

deoxyribonucleic acid

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EGFR

A

epidermal growth factor receptor

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ER

A

estrogen receptor

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EPO

A

eryhthropoietin
promotes growth of red blood cells

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FNA

A

fine needle aspiration

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5-FU

A

5-fluorouracil

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Ga

A

gallium

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GIST

A

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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Gy

A

gray; unit of absorbed radiation dose

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H&E

A

hematoxylin and eosin; a dye combination used to stain pathology specimens

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HER2

A

growth factor gene highly activated in cells of certain types of breast cancer

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IGRT

A

intensity-modulated gated radiation therapy; use of imaging mechanism attached to linear accelerator is added to IMRT to gate (track) a tumor moving during respiration

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IHC

A

immunohistochemistry

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IMRT

A

intensity-modulated radiation therapy; high doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radiotherapy

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IO

A

immuno-oncology

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IORT

A

intraoperative radiation therapy

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Mets

A

metastases

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mAb (MAB)

A

monoclonal antibody; mab indicates that a drug is a monoclonal antibody

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NED

A

no evidence of disease

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NF

A

neurofibromatosis

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NHL

A

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

33
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NSCLC

A

non-small cell lung cancer

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Pap smear

A

Papnicolaou smear

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PD

A

progressive disease; tumor increases in size

36
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PR

A

partial response; tumor is one-half its original size

37
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prot.

A

protocol

38
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PSA

A

prostate-specific antigen

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PSCT

A

peripheral stem cell transplantation

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PSRS

A

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

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RNA

A

ribonucleic acid

42
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RT

A

radiation therapy

43
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SD

A

stable disease; tumor does not shrink but does not grow

44
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TNM

A

tumor-node-metastasis

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