Chapter 19 Oncology Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
GIST
A
gastrointestinal stromal tumour
2
Q
Gy
A
gray (unit of radiation equal to 100rad)
3
Q
HER2
A
human epidermal growth factor receptor _status of the cancer
4
Q
HPV
A
human papilloma virus
5
Q
LMP
A
low malignant potential
6
Q
mets
A
metastases
7
Q
MOAB
A
monoclonal antibody
8
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
9
Q
NED
A
no evidence of disease
10
Q
NHL
A
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
11
Q
NK
A
natural killer(cells)
12
Q
NMSC
A
non-melanoma skin cancer
13
Q
Pap smear
A
Papanicolaou smear
14
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography
15
Q
PSA
A
prostate_specific antigen
16
Q
rad
A
radiation absorbed dose
17
Q
SCC
A
squamous cell carcinoma
18
Q
SNB
A
sentinel node biopsy
19
Q
SPECT
A
single photon emission computed tomography
20
Q
SSM
A
superficial spreading melanoma
21
Q
TCC
A
transitional cell carcinoma
22
Q
TNM
A
tumour nodes metastases _staging system for tumours
