Chapter 19 Abbreviations

Question 1

AFP

Answer 1

alpha fetoprotein

Question 2

bcr

Answer 2

breakpoint cluster region- part of the Philadelphia chromosome associated with chronic myeloid leukemia

Question 3

BMT

Answer 3

bone marrow transplant

Question 4

bx

Answer 4

biopsy

Question 5

CA

Answer 5

cancer

Question 6

CAR T-cell

Answer 6

chimeric antigen receptor T cell

Question 7

CEA

Answer 7

carcinoembryonic antigen

Question 8

cGy

Answer 8

centigray (1/100 of a gray) or rad

Question 9

CSF

Answer 9

colony stimulating factor

Question 10

DNA

Answer 10

deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 11

EGFR

Answer 11

epidermal growth factor receptor

Question 12

ER

Answer 12

estrogen receptor

Question 13

EPO

Answer 13

erythropoietin

Question 14

FNA

Answer 14

fine needle aspiration

Question 15

5-FU

Answer 15

5-fluorouracil

Question 16

Ga

Answer 16

gallium

Question 17

Gy

Answer 17

gray- unit of absorbed radiation dose

Question 18

GIST

Answer 18

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Question 19

H&E

Answer 19

hematoxylin and eosin- dye combination used to stain pathology specimens

Question 20

HER

Answer 20

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

Question 21

IGRT

Answer 21

intensity modulated gated radiation therapy

Question 22

IHC

Answer 22

immunohistochemistry

Question 23

IMRT

Answer 23

intensity modulated radiation therapy- high doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way

Question 24

IO

Answer 24

immuno-oncology

Question 25

IORT

Answer 25

intraoperative radiation therapy

Question 26

Mets

Answer 26

metastases

Question 27

mAb

Answer 27

monoclonal antibody

Question 28

NED

Answer 28

no evidence of disease

Question 29

NF

Answer 29

neurofibromatosis

Question 30

NHL

Answer 30

non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Question 31

NSCLC

Answer 31

non-small cell lung cancer

Question 32

Pap smear

Answer 32

Papanicolaou smear

Question 33

PD

Answer 33

progressive disease- tumor increases in size

Question 34

PR

Answer 34

partial response-tumor is one half its original size

Question 35

prot

Answer 35

protocol

Question 36

PSA

Answer 36

prostate specific antigen

Question 37

PSCT

Answer 37

peripheral stem cell transplantation

Question 38

PSRS

Answer 38

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 39

RNA

Answer 39

ribonucleic acid

Question 40

RT

Answer 40

radiation therapy

Question 41

SD

Answer 41

stable disease- tumor doesn't shrink or grow

Question 42

TNM

Answer 42

tumor nodes metastasis

Question 43

VEGF

Answer 43

vascular endothelial growth factor

Question 44

XRT

Answer 44

radiation therapy