Index of oncology articles explained

This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the US National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate– 13-cis retinoic acid– 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin18F-EF51H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging2-methoxyestradiol2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 1703-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone3-AP– 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy– 3-dimensional radiation therapy– 4-demethoxydaunorubicin4-hydroxytamoxifen4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide4-NQO5-FU5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid– 5-hydroxytryptamine– 506U785Q- syndrome6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene9-cis retinoic acid90Y-DOTA-biotin

A

A33 monoclonal antibodyAAPabarelixABCD ratingABI-007ABT-510– ABT-751– ABX-EGF– accelerated phase– ACE inhibitoracetylcysteineachlorhydriaacitretinacoustic neurofibromatosisacridine carboxamideacrylonitrileactinic keratosisaction studyActivaseacute erythroid leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphocytic leukemiaacute myelogenous leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaacute nonlymphocytic leukemiaAD 32adenocarcinomaadenoid cystic canceradenomaadenopathyadenosine triphosphateadenovirus– adjunct agent– adjunctive therapyadjuvant therapyadrenocorticalAdriamycinadult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma– AE-941– AEE788aerobic metabolism– aerobic respiration– aerodigestive tract– aerosolize– aflatoxinAFPAG013736– AG2037– AG3340AG337agent studyagglutininaggressive lymphomaagnogenic myeloid metaplasiaagonistagranulocytosisAJCC staging systemalanine aminopeptidasealanine transferasealanosinealdesleukinalemtuzumabalendronate sodiumalkalinizationalkylating agentALLall-trans retinoic acidallogeneicallogeneic bone marrow transplantationallogeneic stem cell transplantationallogenicallopurinolAllovectin-7aloe-emodinalopeciaalpha-fetoproteinAlteplasealtretaminealuminium sulfateALVAC-CEA vaccineAmanita phalloidesAmbienamelanotic melanoma– Ames, Bruce– amifostineamikacin– aminocamptothecin– aminoglutethimideaminoglycoside antibioticaminolevulinic acidaminopterinAMLamonafideamoxicillinamphotericin Bampullaampulla of Vater– amputation– amsacrineamylaseamyloidosisanagrelideanakinra– anaphylactic shock– anaplasticanaplastic large cell lymphomaanaplastic thyroid canceranastomosisanastrozole– androgen– androgen ablationandrogen suppression– androgen-independent– anecdotal reportanemiaanetholtrithioneAngelica rootangiogenesisangiogenesis inhibitorangioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomaangiosarcomaangiostatinangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitoranhydrovinblastineanidulafunginanimal modelannamycinanorexiaansamycinantagonistanterior mediastinotomyanterior mediastinumanthracenedioneanthracyclineanthraquinone– anti-CEA antibody– anti-idiotype vaccineanti-inflammatory– antiandrogen– antiandrogen therapy– anti-angiogenesisantiangiogenic– antibody– antibody therapyanticachexiaanticancer antibioticanticarcinogenicanticoagulantanticonvulsant– antidepressant– antiemeticantiestrogenantifolateantifungal medicationantigenantigen-presenting cellantigen-presenting cell vaccineantiglobulin testantihormone therapyantimetaboliteantimicrotubule agentantimitotic agentantineoplasticantineoplastic antibioticantioxidantantiparasitic– antiretroviral therapy– antisense c-fos– antithymocyte globulinantituberculosisantitumor antibioticAntiviral drug– anxiolytic– APCAPC vaccineAPC8015apheresisaplastic anemiaaplidineapocrine glandapolizumabapoptosisappendixarctigeninarctiin– arginine butyrate– aromatase inhibitorarsenic trioxidearteriogramarteriographyasbestosascitesasparaginaseaspartate transaminaseaspergillosisAspergillus– asthenia– astrocyteastrocytoma– asymptomatic– atamestaneataxiaataxia-telangiectasiaataxic gaitatelectasisathymic nude mouseATLLATPatrasentanatypical hyperplasiaATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor– augmerosenautoimmune diseaseautologous– autologous bone marrow– autologous bone marrow transplantation– autologous lymphocyteautologous stem cell transplantationautologous tumor cellAvastinaxillaaxillary arteryaxillary budaxillary dissectionaxillary lymph node– axillary lymph node dissection– axillary nerveaxillary veinazacitidineazoxymethaneAZQAZT

B

B cellB lymphocyte– B3 antigen– B43-PAP immunotoxin– B7-1Bacillus Calmette Guérin– bacterial toxin– barium enema– barium solution– barium swallowBarrett's esophagusbasal cellbasal cell carcinomabasal cell nevus syndromebasophilbatimastat– BAY 12-9566– BAY 43-9006– BAY 56-3722– BAY 59-8862– BB-10901– BBBD– BBR 2778BBR 3464BCGBCG solutionbcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139BCX-1777Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromebeclomethasoneBellini duct carcinomabendamustinebenignbenign proliferative breast diseasebenign prostatic hyperplasiabenign prostatic hypertrophybenign tumorbenzaldehyde– benzoylphenylurea– benzydamine– Beriplast P– best practice– beta alethine– beta carotenebeta hemolytic streptococcus group Bbeta-endorphinbeta-glucan– beta-human chorionic gonadotropin– bevacizumabbexaroteneBexxar regimen– BG00001– BI-RADS– Biafine cream– BIBX 1382– bicalutamide– bidi (oncology)– bilateral cancer– bilateral nephrectomy– bilateral prophylactic mastectomy– bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy– bile ductbiliarybilirubinbinding agentbioavailablebiochanin Abiochemical reactions– biological response modifierbiological therapybiomarker– Biomed 101– biopsybiopsy specimenbiotherapyBirt–Hogg–Dube syndromebispecific antibodybispecific monoclonal antibodybisphosphonate– bizelesin– BL22 immunotoxin– black cohoshblack snakerootblast– blast crisis– blast phase– bleomycinblessed thistleblinded studyblood cell countblood chemistry studyblood thinnerblood transfusionblood–brain barrierblood–brain barrier disruptionBMS-182751– BMS-184476– BMS-188797– BMS-214662– BMS-247550– BMS-275291– BMS-354825Bolus (medicine)bolus infusionbone marrow– bone marrow ablation– bone marrow aspirationbone marrow biopsybone marrow metastasesbone marrow transplantationbone metastasesbone scanbone-seeking radioisotope– Boron neutron capture therapy– boronophenylalanine-fructose complex– bortezomib– Bowen's disease– BPHbrachial plexopathybrachial plexus– brachytherapy– brain metastasisbrainstem gliomabrain stem tumorbrain tumorBRCA1BRCA2– breakthrough pain– breast cancer in situ– breast density– breast duct endoscopyBreast Imaging Reporting and Data Systembreast implantbreast reconstructionbreast self-exambreast-conserving surgerybreast-sparing surgeryBrief Pain InventoryBRIP1brivudineBRMbromelainbronchiolebronchitisbronchoscopebronchoscopybronchusbrostallicinbroxuridinebryostatin 1buccal mucosabudesonidebupropionburdockBurkitt's leukemiaBurkitt's lymphomaburr holebuserelinbuspironebusulfanbuthionine sulfoximine

C

C cellc-erbB-2c-kitCA 19-9 assayCA-125CA-125 testcachexiacalcitonincalcitriolCAMCampath-1Hcamptothecin– camptothecin analog– cancer– cancer inductionCancer Information Servicecancer of unknown primary origincancer stem cellcancer vaccineCancer.gov– Candidiasis– Candidosis– CAP-1capecitabinecapsaicincaptoprilcarbendazimcarbogen– carbon-11 acetate– carboplatincarboxyamidotriazole– carboxypeptidase-G2– carcinoembryonic antigencarcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1carcinogencarcinogenesiscarcinoidcarcinoid syndromecarcinomacarcinoma in situcarcinomatosiscarcinosarcomacarcinosis– carcinostatic– cardin (oncology)– carmustinecarnitine– carotenoid– carzelesin– case reportcase seriescase-control studycaspofungin acetateCastleman's diseaseCAT scancatecholcauterizationcauterizecBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugateCC-1088– CC-49 monoclonal antibody– CC-5013– CC-8490– CCI-779CD34 antigenCD40-ligandCEA– CEA assay– cecumcefalexincefepimecefiximeceftriaxonecelecoxibceliac diseasecellcell differentiation– cell motility– cell proliferationcell respirationcell adhesioncellular adoptive immunotherapycellular metabolismcellulitiscentral nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumorcentral venous access catheter– CEP-2563 dihydrochloride– CEP-701cephalosporinceramidecerebellar hemangioblastomacerebellopontinecerebral hemispherecerebrospinal fluidcerebrospinal fluid diversion– cervical– cervical intraepithelial neoplasia– cervix– cetuximabcevimeline– CGP 48664– Chamberlain procedure– chemoembolization– chemoimmunotherapychemopreventionchemoprevention studieschemoprotectivechemoradiationchemoradiotherapychemosensitivitychemosensitivity assaychemosensitizerchemotherapeutic agentchemotherapychemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathychest x-raychiasma– child-life worker– chitinchlorambucilchlorinechloroma– chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide– cholangiocarcinomacholangiosarcomacholelithcholestasischondrocytechondroitin sulfatechondrosarcomachordomachorioallantoic membranechoriocarcinomachoroid plexus tumorCHPPchronic granulocytic leukemiachronic idiopathic myelofibrosischronic leukemia– chronic lymphoblastic leukemia– chronic lymphocytic leukemiachronic myelogenous leukemiachronic myeloid leukemiachronic myelomonocytic leukemia– chronic phase– chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia– CHS 828– CI-1033– CI-958– CI-980– CI-994– ciclosporincidofovircilengitidecimetidine– Cipro– ciprofloxacin– circulatory systemcirrhosisCIScisplatincitric acid/potassium-sodium citratecladribineclarithromycinclear cell adenocarcinomaclear-cell sarcomaclear cell sarcoma of the kidney– clinical breast exam– clinical resistance– clinical series– clinical study– clinical trial– CLLclodronateclofarabineCMLCMMLCMVcnicinCNSCNS metastasisCNS prophylaxis– CNS sanctuary– CNS tumor– co-cultureco-trimoxazole– coactivated T cell– cobalt 60Cockayne syndromecoenzyme Q10cohort study– COL-3– cold noduleColey's toxinscollagen diseasecollagenasecollecting ductcoloanal anastomosiscoloanal pull-throughColorectal cancer (colon cancer)– colon polyp– colonoscope– colonoscopy– colony-stimulating factorcolorectalcolposcopecolposcopy– combination chemotherapy– combretastatin A4 phosphatecomedo carcinomacommon bile ductcomorbiditycompassionate use trialcomplementary and alternative medicinecomplete blood count (CBC)– complete hysterectomy– complete metastasectomy– complete remissioncomplete response– compound nevus– compression bandage– computed tomographic colonographycomputed tomographycomputed tomography colographycomputerized axial tomographycomputerized tomography– concurrent therapy– condylomata acuminata– cone biopsycongestive heart failureconizationconsecutive case series– consolidation therapy– contiguous lymphoma– continent reservoir– contingency managementcontinuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion– continuous infusion– contralateral– control animal– control group– controlled clinical trial– controlled studyconventional therapyconventional treatmentcooperative groupCoQ10cordectomycordycepincore biopsycorticosteroidCorynebacterium granulosumcoumestancoumestrolCP-358,774– CP-609,754– CP-724,714– CP4071– CpG 7909– CPT 11– CQS– craniopharyngiomacraniotomycreatinecreatininecribriform– crisnatol mesylate– Crohn's disease– cryopreservationcryosurgerycryotherapy– cryptorchidism– CSFCT scanCT-2103CT-2106– CT-2584– CTCcultured cellcultured cell linecumulative dosecurcumin– cutaneous breast cancer– cutaneous T-cell lymphoma– cyanogenic glucoside– cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorcyclophosphamidecyclosporinecyproheptadinecyproterone acetatecystcystectomycystosarcoma phyllodescystoscopecystoscopycytarabine– cytochlor– cytogeneticscytokinecytologycytomegaloviruscytopeniacytoplasmcytotoxic– cytotoxic chemotherapy– cytotoxic T cell

D

D-20761– da-huangdacarbazinedacliximabdaclizumabdactinomycindaidzeindalteparindanazoldarbepoetin alfadarkfield microscope– Data Safety and Monitoring Committee– daunorubicinDCIS– de novo– death capdebulking operationdecitabinedecorticationdeferoxaminedefibrotidedegenerative disease– dehydroepiandrosterone– delayed-type hypersensitivity responsedendritic cell– dendritic cell vaccine– denileukin diftitoxdental implantdeoxycytidinedeoxyribonucleic acid– DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine– depsipeptidedermatofibrosarcoma protuberansdermatologistdermis– DES– deslorelin– desmoid tumordesmoplasticdesmoplastic melanomadesmoplastic small round cell tumordexamethasonedexmethylphenidatedexrazoxane– dextroamphetamine-amphetamine– dextromethorphan acetic acid– DFMODHA-paclitaxel– DHEA– di-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibody– diagnosisdiagnostic mammogramdiagnostic procedures– diagnostic trial– diathermy– diaziquone– didanosineDIEP flap– diethylstilbestrol– differentiationdifluoromethylornithine– digital mammography– digital photographydigital rectal examination– dihematoporphyrin ether– dimesna– dimethyl sulfoxide– dimethylxanthenone acetic acid– diphosphonate– dipyridamole– disease progressiondisease-free survival– disease-specific survival– distal– distal pancreatectomy– distant cancer– distractiondisulfiramDJ-927DNAdocetaxeldockdolasetron– dolastatin 10– donepezildosedose-dense chemotherapydose-dependent– dose-limiting– dose-rate– dosimetrist– double-blindeddouble-contrast barium enemadoubling timedoxercalciferoldoxorubicin– doxycycline– DREdronabinoldrug tolerance– dry orgasm– DTGM fusion protein– ductal carcinomaductal carcinoma in situductal lavage– Dukes' classification– dumping syndromeduodenitis– DX-52-1– DX-8951fdyscrasiadysesthesiadysgeusiadysphagiadysplasiadysplastic nevidysplastic nevusdyspnea

E

E7070E7389EBVecchymosisechocardiography– ecteinascidin 743– ectocervical– edatrexate– edotecarin– edrecolomabefaproxiraleffector cellefficacyeflornithineEGb761EGFR– EKB-569– electroacupuncture– electrodesiccation– electrolarynx– electroporation therapy– eligibility criteria– embolismembolizationembryomaembryonal rhabdomyosarcomaembryonal tumorembryonic– EMD 121974– emitefur– emodinenalaprilencephalopathyenchondromaendocervical curettage– endocrine cancer– endocrine pancreas cellendocrine therapy– endometrial– endometrial biopsy– endometrial disorder– endometrial hyperplasiaEndometrial intraepithelial neoplasia– endometriosis– endometrium– endorectal ultrasound– endoscopeendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyendoscopic ultrasoundendoscopyendostatinendothelial cellendothelin receptor antagonistendothelin-1 protein receptor antagonists– eniluracil– enoxaparinENTenterostomal therapistenucleationenveloped viruseosinophileosinophilia– EP-2101– ependymal tumorependymomaepidemiologyepidermal growth factor receptorepidermoid carcinomaepigastricepiglottisepinephrineepipodophyllotoxinepirubicinepithelial– epithelial carcinoma– epithelial ovarian cancerepitheliumepitope– EPO906– epoetin alfaepoetin betaepothiloneepothilone Bepothilone DepratuzumabEpstein-Barr virusEPTERER+ER-ERA-923– erb-38 immunotoxin– ErbB1ERCPerlotinibERTERUSerythema– erythrocyte– erythrocyte sedimentation rateerythrodysplasiaerythroid dysplasiaerythroleukemia– erythroleukoplakia– erythroplakiaerythropoietinesophagealesophagectomyesophagitisesophagoscopy– esophagram– esophagusESRessential thrombocythemiaessential thrombocytosis– estradiol– estramustineestramustine phosphate– estrogen– estrogen receptor– estrogen receptor negative– estrogen receptor positive– estrogen receptor testestrogen replacement therapyetanerceptetanidazole– ethynyluracil– etidronateetiologyetoposideetoposide phosphateETS– evaluable disease– evaluable patients– everolimus– Ewing's family of tumors– Ewing's sarcoma– exatecan mesylate– excision– excisional biopsyexemestaneexisulindexocrine pancreas cellexpanded access trial– extensive-stage small cell lung cancer– external radiation– external-beam radiation– extrahepatic– extrapleural pneumonectomy

F

false-negative test resultfalse-positive test resultfamilial adenomatous polyposisfamilial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndromefamilial cancerfamilial dysplastic nevifamilial polyposisFamily history (medicine)FAMMM syndromeFanconi anemiaFanconi syndromeFAPfatty-replaced breast tissue– fazarabine– fecal occult blood testfenretinidefentanylfiberfibrin sealantfibroblastfibroidfibromatosisfibrosarcomafibrosisfibrousfifth cranial nervefilgrastim– filgrastim-SD/01– finasteridefine-needle aspiration– first-line therapy– FK463flavonoidflavopiridolflecainideflow cytometryfloxuridineflt3Lfluconazoleflucytosinefludarabinefludeoxyglucose F 18fludrocortisonefluoropyrimidinefluoroscopefluoroscopyfluorouracilfluoxetineflutamideFOBTfolatefolate antagonistFOLFOXfolic acidfollicular large cell lymphoma– follicular mixed cell lymphoma– follicular thyroid cancerformaldehydeFR901228fractionationfree radicalfulgurationfulvestrantfunctional magnetic resonance imagingfundusfungating lesionfusion protein

G

G-CSF– gabapentin– Gail model– gallium nitrategallium scan– gamma knife– gamma rayganciclovirgangliosidegastrectomy– gastric atrophy– gastrinomagastroenterologist– gastroesophageal junction– gastroesophageal reflux disease– gastrointestinal– gastrointestinal stromal tumor– gastrointestinal tract– gastroscopegastroscopygefitinib– geldanamycin analog– GEM 231– gemcitabinegemtuzumab ozogamicingene expression profilinggene therapy– gene transfer– gene-modified– genetic analysisgenetic counselinggenetic deletiongenetic markers– genetic susceptibility– genetic testinggenisteingenitourinary systemgenome– germ cell– germ cell tumorGerman Commission Egerminomagermline mutationGerota's capsuleGerota's fasciagestational trophoblastic diseasegestational trophoblastic neoplasiagestational trophoblastic tumor– GI14721– giant cell fibroblastoma– gimatecan– GISTGleason scoreGleevecGliadel Waferglial cellglial tumorglioblastomaglioblastoma multiformegliomagliosarcomaglossectomyglucagonglucagonomaglucocorticoidgluconeogenesisglufosfamideglutamineglutathioneglutathione S-transferase– glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor[1]glycolysisglycopeptideglycoproteinglycoprotein 100glycosaminoglycanGM-CSF– GM2-KLH vaccine– GnRHgonadotropin-releasing hormonegonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistGonzalez regimenGorlin syndromegoserelingossypolgp100– gp209-2M– GPX-100– grade IV astrocytoma– graft-versus-host disease– graft-versus-tumorgranisetrongranulocytegranulocyte colony-stimulating factorgranulocytic sarcoma– granulocytopenia– granulosa cell tumor– GTI-2040– GVHD– GW572016– GW786034– gynecologicgynecologic cancergynecologic oncologist

H

HAART– hairy cell leukemia– halofuginone hydrobromide– Halsted radical mastectomyhamartomahand-foot syndromehead and neck cancerHedyotis diffusaHeLa– helical computed tomography– helper T cellhemagglutinin-neuraminidasehemangiopericytomahemangiosarcomahematogenoushematologic malignancyhematologisthematopoiesishematopoietic growth factor– hematopoietic tissue– hematoporphyrin derivative– hemilaryngectomy– heparinhepatectomyhepatichepatic arterial infusionhepatic arteryhepatic portal veinhepatic veno-occlusive diseasehepatoblastomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocyte– hepatoma– hepatomegalyHER1HER2/neuHER2/neu geneherba scutellaria barbataehereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndromehereditary mutationhereditary nonpolyposis colon cancerherpesvirus– heterogenic– hexyl 5-aminolevulinate– high-dose chemotherapy– high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy– high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy– high-energy photon therapy– high-grade lymphomahigh grade squamous intraepithelial lesion– high-risk cancer– highly active antiretroviral therapy– hilarhistamine dihydrochloride– histiocytic lymphoma– histologic examination– histologyhistonehistone deacetylasehistoric cohort study– historical control subject– HLAHNPCCHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphoma– holmium Ho 166 DOTMP– homoharringtoninehormonal therapyhormone receptor– hormone receptor test– hormone replacement therapy– hormone responsive– hormone therapyHorner's syndromehost cell– hot nodule– HPPH– HPV– HRT– HTLV-1– hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion protein– Huang Lian– human epidermal growth factor receptor 2human leukocyte antigenhuman lymphocyte antigen– human papillomavirus– human T-cell leukemia virus type 1– Hürthle cell neoplasmhydrazine sulfatehydromorphonehydronephrosishydroureterhydroxychloroquinehydroxyureahypercalcemiahyperfractionationhyperglycemiahypericum perforatumhypernephromahyperplasiahypersensitivityhyperthermia therapyhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusionhyperthermic perfusionhyperthyroidismhyperuricemiahypervascularhypoglycemia– hypopharynx– hypotension– hypothalamus– hypothesishypothyroidismhypoxiahypoxic– hysterectomy

I

ibandronateICI 182,780– ICI D1694– idarubicin– IDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibody– idiopathicidiopathic myelofibrosisidoxifeneidoxuridineifosfamide– IH636 grape seed extract– IL-1IL-1-alfaIL-11IL-12IL-2IL-3IL-4IL-6ileostomyiloprost– ILX-295501– ILX23-7553– IM-862– imaging procedure– imatinib mesylateimipenemimiquimodimmune adjuvant– immune function– immune response– immune system– immune system tolerance– immunoassayimmunocompetenceimmunocompetentimmunocompromisedimmunodeficiencyimmunodeficiency syndrome– immunoglobulin– immunological adjuvant– immunology– immunomodulationimmunophenotypingimmunoscintigraphyimmunostimulantimmunosuppressionimmunosuppressiveimmunosuppressive therapyimmunotherapyimmunotoxin– in situ cancer– incisional biopsy– incomplete Freund's adjuvant– indinavirindium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan– indium In 111 pentetreotide– indole-3-carbinolindolent lymphomaindometacin– induction therapy– infiltrating cancer– infiltrating ductal carcinomainflammatory breast cancerinfliximab– infrared coagulation– inguinal orchiectomyinoperableinositolinositol hexaphosphateinstillationInstitutional Review Board– intensification therapy– Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy– intercalatorinterferoninterleukininterleukin-1interleukin-1-alphainterleukin-11interleukin-12interleukin-2interleukin-3interleukin-4– interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin– interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin– interleukin-6interleukin-7– intermediate-grade lymphoma– internal radiation– interstitial radiation therapy– intestinal villi– intoplicine– intracarotid infusion– intracavitary– intracavitary radiation– intracellular– intracolonic– intracranial tumorintradermalintraductal carcinoma– intraepithelial– intrahepatic– intrahepatic bile ducts– intrahepatic infusion– intralesional– intraluminal intubation and dilation– Intramuscular injection (IM)– intraocular melanomaintraoperative radiation therapyintraperitonealintraperitoneal chemotherapyIntraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion– intraperitoneal infusion– intraperitoneal radiation therapy– intrapleuralintrathecal– intrathecal chemotherapy– intratumoral, meaning within a tumour– intravenous pyelogram– intravenous pyelography– intraventricular infusion– intravesical– invasive cancer– invasive cervical cancer– inverted papilloma– investigational– inviable– iodine I 131 tositumomab– iododoxorubicin– ionomycinIORTIncontinentia pigmentiIRBirinotecanirofulvenirradiatedirradiation– irreversible toxicity– iseganan hydrochloride– ISIS 2503– ISIS 3521– ISIS 5132– islet cellislet cell cancerislet of Langerhans cellisoflavone– isointense– isolated hepatic perfusionisolated limb perfusionisolated lung perfusion– isotretinoin– itraconazoleIUIV– IVP– ixabepilone

J

J-107088– J-pouch coloanal anastomosis– jaundiceJewett staging systemJM 216– junctional nevus– juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

K

Kaposi's sarcoma– karenitecin– Karnofsky Performance Statuskeloidkeratan sulfatekeratinocyte growth factorkeratoacanthomaketoconazoleketorolackeyhole limpet hemocyaninKGFkiller cellKinaretKlatskin tumorKlebsiellaKlinefelter syndrome– KOS-862– KPSkretek– KRN5500– KRN7000– Krukenberg tumor– KW2189

L

L-377,202– L-778,123– L-carnitine (see Carnitine)– laboratory study– laboratory testlacrimal glandlactate dehydrogenaselactic acid dehydrogenaseLAK celllamina proprialamivudinelamotriginelaparoscope– laparoscopic prostatectomy– laparoscopic-assisted colectomy– laparoscopylaparotomylappalarge cell carcinomalarge granular lymphocytelaryngectomylaser surgerylaser therapyLCISLDHlectinleflunomideleiomyomaleiomyosarcomalentinanlepirudin– leptomeningeal– leptomeningeal cancer– leptomeningeal metastases– leridistim– lerisetronLeser-Trélatletrozoleleucovorinleukapheresisleukemialeukocyteleukopenialeukoplakia– leuprorelin– leuvectin– levamisolelevocarnitinelevofloxacinLGD1069LH-RHLhermitte's signLi-Fraumeni syndromeliarozoleligationlight-emitting diode therapylignanlimb perfusion– limited-stage small cell lung cancer– linacliothyronine sodiumlipophilicliposarcomaliposomallisofyllineHepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)– liver metastases– liver scan– LMB-1 immunotoxin– LMB-2 immunotoxin– LMB-7 immunotoxin– LMB-9 immunotoxin– lobaplatinlobectomy– lobradimil– lobular carcinoma in situlobule– local cancer– local therapy– localized gallbladder cancer– locally advanced cancer– lometrexol– lomustinelonafarnibloop electrosurgical excision procedureloop excisionloperamide hydrochloridelosoxantrone– low-grade lymphoma– lower GI series– LU 79553– LU-103793– lubricantlumbar puncturelumpectomy– lung metastases– lurtotecanluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone– luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist– lutetium texaphyrinLY231514LY293111LY317615LY335979– LY353381 hydrochloride– lycopenelymph glandlymph nodelymph node dissection– lymph node drainage– lymph node mapping– lymph vessellymphadenectomylymphadenopathylymphangiogramlymphangiographylymphangiosarcomalymphatic fluid– lymphatic mapping– lymphatic systemlymphatic vessellymphedemalymphoblastlymphocytelymphocyticlymphocytic leukemialymphoepitheliomalymphographylymphoidlymphokine-activated killer celllymphomalymphomatoid granulomatosislymphoproliferative disorderlymphosarcomalymphoscintigraphyLynch syndromelysislysosomelyticlytic lesion

M

M proteinmacroglobulinemiamacrophagemafosfamideMAGE-3magnetic resonance imaging– magnetic resonance perfusion imaging– magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingmagnetic-targeted carriermaintenance therapymalabsorption syndromemalignancymalignantmalignant ascitesmalignant fibrous cytomamalignant fibrous histiocytomamalignant meningiomamalignant mesotheliomamalignant mixed Müllerian tumormalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumormalondialdehydeMALT lymphoma– mammary– mammogrammammographyMammotome– mantle field– marimastatmast cellmastectomymastocytomamatrix metalloproteinase– MDL 101,731– MDX-060– mean survival time– measurable disease– mechlorethamineMEDI-507medial supraclavicular lymph nodemedian survival timemediastinal pleuramediastinoscopymediastinum– medical castration– medical oncologist– medroxyprogesteronemedullary breast carcinomamedullary thyroid cancermedulloblastoma– mega-voltage linear accelerator– megestrol– meiosis– melanocytemelanomamelanoma vaccinemelphalanMEN-10755MEN1 syndromemeningeal– meningeal metastases– meningiomamenopausal hormone therapymercaptopurinemercuryMerkel cell cancermesenchymal– mesenteric membrane– mesnamesonephromamesotheliomametaplasiametaplastic carcinomametastasectomymetastasismetastasizemetastaticmetastatic cancer– metasynchronous– meteorismmethotrexatemethoxsalenMethoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin betamethyl-5-aminolevulinatemethylphenidatemethylprednisolonemetoclopramide– metronidazole– metronomic therapyMexican valerian– MG98– microcalcificationmicrometastases– micromolar– microsatellitemicrosatellite instabilitymicrostagingmicrowave therapymicrowave thermotherapymifepristoneMiraluma testmisoprostol– mistletoe lectin– mitochondria– mitolactol– mitomycin– mitosis– mitotane– mitotic activity– mitotic indexmitotic inhibitormitoxantrone– mivobulin isethionate– mixed glioma– MLN2704– modafinilmodality– modified radical mastectomy– Mohs surgerymolar pregnancymolecular risk assessmentmolecularly targeted therapymonoclonal antibody– monoclonal antibody 3F8– monocyte– Montanide ISA-51– Morinda citrifoliamorphologymotexafin gadoliniummoxifloxacinMPNSTMRI– MRSI– MS 209– MS-275mucinous carcinomamucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma– muJ591 monoclonal antibody– Müllerian tumormulticenter study– multicentric breast cancer– multidrug resistance– multidrug resistance inhibition– multifocal breast cancer– multimodality treatment– multiple endocrine adenomatosismultiple endocrine neoplasia syndromemultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndromemultiple myelomamultiple sclerosis– multiplicity– muromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibodymusculoskeletalmycophenolate mofetilmycosis fungoidesmycostatinmyelinmyeloablationmyelodysplasiamyelodysplastic syndromemyelofibrosis– myelogenous– myelogrammyeloid– myeloma– myeloproliferative disordermyelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasiamyelosuppression– myelosuppressive therapy– myometrium

N

N-acetylcysteine– N-acetyldinaline– N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine– naloxoneNational Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Healthnatural killer cellNB1011– NBI-3001– NCInebulizerneck dissectionneedle biopsyneedle-localized biopsy– negative axillary lymph node– negative test result– nelarabinenelfinavir mesylateneoadjuvant therapyneoplasianeoplasm– nephrotomogram– nephrotoxic– nephroureterectomy– nerve block– nerve grafting– nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy– nerve-sparing surgeryneuro-oncologist– neurobehavioral– neuroblastomaneuroectodermal tumorneuroendocrineneuroendocrine tumor– neuroepithelial– neurofibromaneurofibromatosis type Ineurofibromatosis type 2neuromaneuronneuropathologistneuropathyneuropeptideneuroradiologistneurotoxicityneurotoxinneurotropismneutropenianeutrophilnevusNF1NG-monomethyl-L-arginineniacinamidenicotinamideNIHnilutamidenimodipinenipple dischargenitrocamptothecinnitrosoureaNK cellNMRI– node-negative– node-positive– nodular parenchymanolatrexednon-Hodgkin's lymphomanon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)– nonconsecutive case series– noncontiguous lymphoma– nonhematologic cancer– noni– nonlytic– nonmalignant– nonmalignant hematologic disorder– nonmelanoma skin cancer– nonmelanomatous– nonmetastatic– nonopioid– nonprescription– nonrandomized clinical trial– nonseminoma– nonspecific immune cellnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug– nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor– novobiocinNPO– NR-LU-10 antigen– NSAIDnuclear magnetic resonance imaging– nuclear medicine scan– nutraceuticalnystatin

O

O(6)-benzylguanineoat cell cancer– objective improvement– objective response– oblimersenobtundation– occult stage non-small cell lung cancer– octreotideocular melanomaofloxacin– OGX-011– oblimersenoligoastrocytomaoligodendroglial tumoroligodendrogliomaoltiprazomega-3 fatty acidomentectomyomentumomeprazoleOmmaya reservoironcogeneoncologistoncologyoncology nurse– oncology pharmacy specialist– oncolysate– oncolysis– oncolyticOncolytic virusOnconaseondansetron– ONYX-015– oophorectomy– open biopsy– open colectomy– open label study– opioid– opportunistic infectionoral and maxillofacial surgeonorchidectomyorchiectomy– oropharynx– OSI-7904L– osmolality– osteitis deformansosteogenic sarcomaosteolyticosteoporosisosteosarcomaostomy– ovarian ablation– ovarian epithelial cancer– ovarian suppression– Overall Survival (OS)– overexpress– overgrowth syndromeoxaliplatinoxandrolone– OXi-104– oxidative metabolismoxidative stress

P

P-32p-valuep53 gene– Pacific valerian– paclitaxelPaget's disease of bonePaget's disease of the nipplePALApalatine uvulapalliative carepalliative therapyPalmar plantar erythrodysesthesiapamidronatePancoast's tumorpancreatectomypancreatic cancerpancreatic duct– pancreatic enzyme– pancreatic juicepancreatitis– PAP, same as Pap smear– Pap smear– Pap test, same as Pap smear– papillary serous carcinoma– papillary thyroid cancerpapillary tumorpapilledemaparacentesisparageusiaparamyxovirusparaneoplastic syndromeparathyroid glandparathyroid hormoneparenchymaparesthesias– paricalcitol– parietal pericardiumParkinson's diseaseparotidectomy– paroxetine hydrochloride– partial cystectomy– partial laryngectomy– partial mastectomy– partial nephrectomy– partial oophorectomy– partial remission– partial response– passive antibody therapy– Paterson–Kelly syndrome– pathological stagingpatient-controlled analgesiaPatient derived tumor xenografts– PCA– PDQpeau d'orangePEG-interferon alfa-2aPEG-interferon alfa-2b– PEG-MGDF– pegaspargasepegfilgrastimPEITC– peldesine– pelvic exenteration– pelvic lymphadenectomy– pemetrexed disodium– penclomedine– penicillamine– pentetic acid calcium– pentosan polysulfatepentostatinpentoxifyllinepeptide– peptide 946– percutaneous ethanol injectionpercutaneous transhepatic biliary drainagepercutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainagepercutaneous transhepatic cholangiographyperfusion– perfusion magnetic resonance imaging– pericardial effusionperifosine– perineal colostomy– perineal prostatectomy– peripheral blood lymphocyte therapyperipheral neuropathyperipheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor– peripheral stem cell– peripheral stem cell supportperipheral stem cell transplantationperistalsisperitoneal cancer– peritoneal infusion– peritoneal perfusion– pernicious anemiapertuzumabPET scanpetechiae– Peutz–Jeghers syndromephagocytepharmacokinetics– phase I trial– phase I/II trial– phase II trial– phase II/III trial– phase III trial– phase IV trial– phenethyl isothiocyanate– phenoxodiol– phenylacetatephenylbutyrate– pheochromocytoma– pheresisPhiladelphia chromosomephotodynamic therapyphotothermal therapyphotofrinphotopheresisphyllodes tumorPhysician Data Queryphytic acidphytoestrogenphytosterol– PI-88– pilocarpinepilocytic– pineal region tumor– pineoblastomapineocytomapiperacillin/tazobactampirfenidone– piritrexim– pixantronePJSPKC412– plasmacytic– plasmacytomaplasmapheresisPlenaxispleomorphicpleural effusionpleurodesis– plexiform neurofibroma– plexopathyploidyPlummer–Vinson syndrome– pluripotent– pluripotent stem cell– pM-81 monoclonal antibody– PNETpneumonectomy– PNU 166148– PNU-93914– polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant– poly-ICLC– polyglutamate camptothecin– polyglutamate paclitaxel– polymerase chain reaction– polymorphism– polyneuritispolyppolypectomypolyphenolPolyphenon E– polyposis– ponspontineporfimer sodiumporfiromycinport-a-cathpositive axillary lymph node– positive test result– positron emission tomography scan– postremission therapy– PR+– PR-– precancerous– precancerous dermatitis– precancerous dermatosis– precancerous polyps– predictive factor– prednisoloneprednisonepreleukemiapremalignant– pretracheal space– prevascular space– preventive mastectomyprimary central nervous system lymphomaprimary endpointprimary myelofibrosisprimary peritoneal cancerprimary tumorprimitive neuroectodermal tumorprinomastatpro-oxidantprobenecidprocarbazineprochlorperazineproctoscopyproctosigmoidoscopy– progesterone receptor negative– progesterone receptor positive– progesterone receptor test– progression-free survival (PFS)– progressive diseaseproliferative indexprolymphocytic leukemiapromegapoietinpromyelocytic leukemiaprophylactic cranial irradiationprophylactic mastectomy– prophylactic oophorectomy– prophylactic surgeryprophylaxisprospective cohort study– Prost 30 monoclonal antibody– prostate-specific antigen– prostate-specific antigen test– prostatectomyprostatic acid phosphataseprostatic intraepithelial neoplasiaprostatitisprotease inhibitorprotein kinase Cproteoglycan– proteomic profile– proteomicsproton beam radiation therapy– proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging– PS-341– PSA– psammoma body– PSC 833– pseudomyxoma peritoneipsoralenPTC– PTCD– PTK787/ZK 222584ptosispulmonary sulcus tumor– PV701– pyrazine diazohydroxide– pyrazoloacridine– pyroxamide

Q

Q10QS21quadrantectomy

R

R-flurbiprofenr-tPA– R101933– R115777– radiation fibrosis– radiation oncologist– radiation physicist– radiation surgery– radiation therapist– radiation therapy– radical cystectomy– radical lymph node dissectionradical mastectomyradical perineal prostatectomyradical prostatectomyradical retropubic prostatectomyradioactive drug– radioactive iodine– radioactive palladium– radioactive seed– radiofrequency ablationradiographerradioimmunoguided surgeryradioimmunotherapyradioisotoperadiolabeled– radiologic exam– radionuclide scanning– radiopharmaceutical– radiosensitization– radiosensitizerradiosurgery– radiotherapy– raloxifeneraltitrexedrandomized clinical trialranpirnaserapamycinrapid hormone cycling– rapid-onset opioid– ras generasburicaserattlesnake rootravuconazolerebeccamycinrecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorreconstructive surgeonreconstructive surgeryrecurrent cancerRed blood cellReed–Sternberg cellrefluxrefractory cancer– regional cancer– regional chemotherapy– regional enteritis– regional lymph node– regional lymph node dissection– rehabilitation specialist– relative survival raterelaxation technique– remission induction therapy– remote brachytherapy– renal cell cancer– renal collecting tubule– renal glomerulusrenal tubular acidosisretinoblastomaretinoidretinolretinyl palmitateretroperitonealretropubic prostatectomyretrospective cohort studyretrospective study– retroviral vector– retrovirus– RevM10 gene– rhabdoid tumor– rhabdomyosarcoma– rhizoxinribavirinribonucleotide reductase inhibitorrifampinrisedronateritonavirrituximab– RK-0202– RMP-7– RNA– Ro 31-7453– Ro 50-3821– rofecoxibrosiglitazoneRPI.4610– RPR 109881A– RSR13RSV

S

S-1– S-phase fraction– safingolsalpingo-oophorectomysalvage therapy– samarium 153– saponinsaquinavir mesylate– sarCNU– sarcoma– sarcosinamide nitrosourea– sargramostimsatraplatin– SC-70935– SCH 54031– SCH 66336– SCH-58500– Schiller testSchwann cellschwannomascintimammographyscleroderma– screening mammogram– Scutellaria barbataSDX-102SDX-105– second primary cancer– second-line therapy– second-look surgery– secondary cancer– sedoxantrone trihydrochloride– segmental cystectomy– segmental mastectomyselective estrogen receptor modulatorselective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsella turcicasemaxanib– seminal vesicle biopsy– seminoma– semiparasitic– semustinesenile keratosissentinel lymph nodesentinel lymph node biopsysentinel lymph node mapping– seocalcitol– SERM– serotonin– sertraline– serum albuminserum glutamate pyruvate transaminaseSerum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase– serum tumor marker test– sesquiterpene lactone– sestamibi breast imaging– severe myelosuppression– Sézary syndrome– SGN-00101– SGN-15– SGOTSGPTsham therapyshave biopsySho-saiko-tosialic acid– sialyl Tn-KLH– side-to-end coloanal anastomosissideropenic dysphagiasigmoidoscopesigmoidoscopysignal transduction inhibitorsignet ring cell carcinomaSIL– sildenafil– Silybum marianumsilymarinsimple mastectomy– simple nephrectomy– single blind study– single-photon emission computed tomographysiplizumabsirolimussmall cell lung cancersmall intestinesmoldering leukemiasmoldering myeloma– SMT-487– SnET2– SNX 111– soblidotin– sodium borocaptate– sodium salicylatesodium sulfitesodium thiosulfatesoft tissue sarcomasolar keratosissolid tumorsomatic cellsomatic mutation– somnolence syndrome– sonogram– sorivudine– specific immune cell– SPECTSPF– spiculated mass– spindle cell cancerspindle cell sarcoma– spiral CT scan– splenomegaly– sputum cytology– squalamine lactate– squamous cell– squamous cell carcinomasquamous intraepithelial lesion– SR-29142– SR-45023A– SR49059SSRIstagingstaurosporinestavudinestellatestem cellstem cell factorstem cell transplantationstentstereotactic biopsy– stereotactic body radiation therapy– stereotactic external-beam radiation– stereotactic injectionstereotactic radiation therapystereotactic radiosurgery– stereotaxic radiosurgery– stereotaxis– steroid therapy– STI481– STI571stomastomatitisstreptavidinstreptozocinStromagenstromal tumorstrontium-89Sturge–Weber syndromeSU011248SU101SU5416– SU6668– subcutaneous port– subependymal– suberoylanilide hydroxamic acidsubglottis– subset analysis– subtenon– sucralfatesulfonamidesulindacsuperior vena cavasuperior vena cava syndromesupraclavicular lymph node– supraglottic laryngectomy– supraglottissupratentorialsuraminsurgical oncologistsurvival rate– symptom management– syncytium– syngeneic bone marrow transplantation– syngeneic stem cell transplantationsynovial membranesynovial sarcoma– synthetic protegrin analog– synthetic retinoid– systemic chemotherapy– systemic diseasesystemic lupus erythematosussystemic therapy

T

T cellT-3T-cell depletionT-cell lymphoma– T138067– T4N5 liposomal lotion– T900607– TAC-101– tacrolimusTAG-72 antigentalampaneltalaporfin sodiumtamoxifentariquidartaurolidinetaxane– technetium tc 99m dextran– technetium tc 99m sulfur colloidtegafurteicoplanintelangiectasia– temoporfin– temozolomideteniposideTENSteratomaterminal diseasetetanus toxoid– tetrahydrouridine– TG4010– theophyllinethermal ablationthermographythiotepa– third-line therapy– thoracentesisthoracoscopythoracotomythrombocytethrombocytopenia– thrombohemorrhagic event– thrombophlebitisthrombopoietinthymidinethymidylate synthase inhibitorthymoma– Thyrogen– thyroglobulinthyroid follicular cellthyroid hormonethyroid-stimulating hormonethyroidectomythyrotropin alfatiazofurintime to progression– tin ethyl etiopurpurin– tin Sn 117m DTPA– tinidazoletioguaninetipifarnibtirapazaminetissue plasminogen activator– TLK286– TMTransplacental carcinogenesisTNF– TNFerade– TNM staging systemTNP-470– tocladesine– tomography– topical chemotherapy– topoisomerase inhibitortopotecantoremifenetositumomab– total androgen blockade– total estrogen blockade– total nodal irradiation– total parenteral nutritiontotal-body irradiation– TP-38 immunotoxin– tPATPAtrabecular cancertransabdominal ultrasound– transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation– transdermal– transferrin-CRM107– transitional celltransitional cell carcinomatransperineal biopsytransrectal biopsytransrectal ultrasoundtransurethral biopsytransurethral needle ablationtransurethral resectiontransurethral resection of the prostatetransvaginal ultrasoundtrastuzumab– Traumeel S– treosulfantretinoin– triacetyluridine– triamcinoloneTriapinetributyrintrichothiodystrophytriiodothyroninetrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoletrimetrexate glucuronatetriptorelintroglitazonetropisetrontroxacitabineTRUStuberous sclerosistubulovillous adenomatumortumor antigen vaccinetumor board review– tumor burden– tumor debulkingtumor infiltrating lymphocyte– tumor load– tumor marker– tumor model– tumor necrosis factortumor suppressor gene– tumor-derived– tumor-specific antigenTURTURPTVStympanytype I and type II errors– tyrosinase peptide– tyrosine kinase inhibitor– TZT-1027

U

ubiquinone– UCN-01– UGT1A1– ultrasonogram– ultrasonography– ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and biopsy– ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy– uncontrolled study—see clinical trial– unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment– undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation– unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy– unresectable—see resection– unresectable gallbladder cancer—see gallbladder cancer– unsealed internal radiation therapy—see radiation therapy– upper GI seriesurachusuracil– urea nitrogen—see blood urea nitrogenureteroscopy– urine cytology—see urineurokinase– urologic oncologist—see urology and oncologisturotheliumursodiolUV radiation– UVA radiation– UVB radiation– uvula

V

vaccine adjuvantvaccine therapy– vaccinia CEA vaccine– vaginal cancervaginal melanomavaginal tumorsvalacyclovirvaldecoxibvalerianValeriana officinalis– Valerianae radix– valganciclovirvalproic acidvancomycinvapreotidevaricose veinsvascular endothelial growth factorVEGF– VEGF Trap– venlafaxine– video-assisted resection– video-assisted surgery– villous adenomavillusvinblastinevinca alkaloidvincristinevindesinevinorelbineviral vectorvirotherapyvirtual colonoscopy– Virulizin– virus replication cycle– virus-neutralizing antibodyviscotoxinsvisilizumabvisual pathway glioma– VNP20009– VNP40101M– von Hippel–Lindau diseasevoriconazolevorozolevulvar cancer– VX 853– VX-710

W

Waldenström macroglobulinemiawarfarinwedge resectionWermer's syndromeWhipple procedurewhite blood cellWhitmore-Jewett staging system– whole cell vaccine– Wilms' tumor– Wobe-Mugos E

X

X-ray– X-ray therapy– xenograft– xeroderma pigmentosumxerogramxerostomia– XK469– XR9576

Y

YM598– yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetanyttrium Y 90 SMT 487yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide

Z

ZD 1839– ZD0473– ZD6474ziconotidezidovudinezileutonzoledronateZollinger–Ellison syndrome– Zoloft– zolpidemzosuquidar trihydrochloride

Notes and References

  1. Web site: glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor . Dictionary of Cancer Terms . . 2 December 2008.