M3E Oncology Abbreviations Flashcards by Jun Saw

Q

AFP

A

alpha-fetoprotein

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

bcr

A

breakpoint cluster region

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

BMT

A

bone marrow transplantation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

bx

A

biopsy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

CA

A

cancer

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

CAR T-cell

A

chimeric antigen receptor T cell

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

CEA

A

carcinoembryonic antigen

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

cGy

A

centigray or rad

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

chemo

A

chemotherapy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

CR

A

complete response

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

CSF

A

colony-stimulating factor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

DNA

A

deoxyribonucleic acid

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EGFR

A

epidermal growth factor receptor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ER

A

estrogen receptor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EPO

A

erythropoietin

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

FNA

A

fine needle aspiration

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

5-FU

A

5-fluorouracil

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Ga

A

gallium

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

GIST

A

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Q

Gy

A

gray

Q

H&E

A

hematoxylin and eosin

Q

HER2

A

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

Q

IGRT

A

intensity-modulated gated radiation therapy

Q

IHC

A

immunohistochemistry

Q

IMRT

A

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Q

IO

A

immmuno-oncology

Q

IORT

A

intraoperative radiation therapy

Q

Mets

A

metastases

Q

mAb

A

monoclonal antibody

Q

NED

A

no evidence of disease

Q

NF

A

neurofibromatosis

Q

NHL

A

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Q

NSCLC

A

non-small cell lung cancer

Q

Pap smear

A

Papnicolaou smear

Q

PD

A

progressive disease

Q

PR

A

partial response

Q

prot.

A

protocol

Q

PSA

A

prostate-specific antigen

Q

PSCT

A

peripheral stem cell transplantation

Q

PSRS

A

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Q

RNA

A

ribonucleic acid

Q

SD

A

stable disease

Q

TNM

A

tumor-node-metastasis

Q

VEGF

A

vascular endothelial growth factor

Q

RT, XRT

A

radiation therapy