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1
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GIST

A

gastrointestinal stromal tumour

2
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Gy

A

gray (unit of radiation equal to 100rad)

3
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HER2

A

human epidermal growth factor receptor _status of the cancer

4
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HPV

A

human papilloma virus

5
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LMP

A

low malignant potential

6
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mets

A

metastases

7
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MOAB

A

monoclonal antibody

8
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

9
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NED

A

no evidence of disease

10
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NHL

A

non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

11
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NK

A

natural killer(cells)

12
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NMSC

A

non-melanoma skin cancer

13
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Pap smear

A

Papanicolaou smear

14
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PET

A

positron emission tomography

15
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PSA

A

prostate_specific antigen

16
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rad

A

radiation absorbed dose

17
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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

18
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SNB

A

sentinel node biopsy

19
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SPECT

A

single photon emission computed tomography

20
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SSM

A

superficial spreading melanoma

21
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TCC

A

transitional cell carcinoma

22
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TNM

A

tumour nodes metastases _staging system for tumours