From the Phoenix5 Prostate Cancer Glossary



From the Phoenix5 Prostate Cancer Glossary

Prostate Cancer Acronyms & Abbreviations Only

Definitions are at or in the Phoenix5 glossary booklet.

NUMBERS

3D : three-dimensional

3DCRT : 3D conformal radiation therapy

3DEBRT : 3D external beam radiation therapy

3DRT : 3D radiation therapy

3DXBRT : 3D external beam radiation therapy

5AR : 5-alpha reductase

A

AAAH : atypical adenomatous hyperplasia

AAT : androgen ablation therapy

AAWR : antiandrogen withdrawal response

ADT, ADT2, ADT3 : androgen deprivation therapy

AFP : alpha-fetoprotein

AFUD : American Foundation for Urologic Disease

AG : aminoglutethimide

AIPC, AIPCa : androgen-independent prostate cancer

AJCC : American Joint Committee on Cancer

AP : alkaline phosphatase

ASAP : atypical small acinar proliferation

AUS : artificial urinary sphincter

B

BAT : B-mode Acquisition & Targeting

BMD : bone mineral density

bNED : biochemical non-evidence of disease

BOO : bladder outlet obstruction

BPH : benign prostatic hyperplasia

BpN : bisphosphonate

BPSA, bPSA : baseline PSA

BRM : biological response modifier

BS : bone scan

Bx : biopsy

C

CAB : combined or complete androgen blockade

CAM : complementary and alternative medicine

CaP : cancer of the prostate

CAP, CAP-1 : carcinoembryonic antigen peptide

CAT : computerized axial tomography

CBC : complete blood count

cc : cubic centimeter

CEA : carcinoembryonic antigen

CEBRT : conformal external beam radiation therapy

CFR : Code of Federal Regulations

CGA : chromogranin A

CHB, CHB2, CHB3 : combined hormonal blockade

CHT : combined hormonal therapy

cNED : clinical non-evidence of disease

COX-2 : cyclooxygenase-2

CPA : cyproterone acetate

cPSA : complexed PSA

CRT : conformal radiation therapy

CT : computerized (axial) tomography

CXBRT : conformal external beam radiation therapy

CZ : central zone

D

DES : diethylstilbestrol

DEXA: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

DHT : dihydrotestosterone

DNA : deoxyribonucleic acid

DRE : digital rectal exam

DT : doubling time

Dx : diagnosis

E

EBRT, EBT : external beam (radiation) therapy

ECE : extracapsular extension

ED : erectile dysfunction

EXBRT, EXBT : external beam (radiation) therapy

F

FDA : Food & Drug Administration

FPSA, fPSA : free PSA

G

GG : Gleason Grade

GI : gastrointestinal

GnHR : gonadotropin-releasing hormone

GS : Gleason score

H

HC : hydrocortisone

HCM : hypercalcemia of malignancy

HDK : high dose ketoconazole

HDR : high dose rate

HHS : Health & Human Services Administration

HRPC : hormone refractory prostate cancer

HT : hormone therapy

I

IAS : intermittent androgen suppression

ICHT : intermittent combined hormone therapy

IHT : intermittent hormone therapy

IIEF : International Index of Erectile Function

IMT, IMRT : intensity modulated radiation therapy

IND : Investigational New Drug

IRT : interstitial radiation therapy

IUAC : International Union Against Cancer

IV : intravenous

IVP : intravenous pyelogram

L

LDH : lactase dehydrogenase

LDK : low dose ketoconazole

LHRH : luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

LRP, LP : laparoscopic (radical) prostatectomy

LUTS : lower urinary tract symptoms

M

MO, M1 : metastasis stages

MAB : maximal androgen blockade; monoclonal antibody

MRI : magnetic resonance imaging

MRSI : magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

MSM : methyl sulfonyl methane

MUSE : Medicated Urethral System for Erection

MX, MO, M1 : metastasis stages

N

N0, N1, N2, N3 : node stages

NCI : National Cancer Institute

NDA : New Drug Application

NDPSA : nondetectable PSA

NG : newsgroup

NHB, NHT : neoadjuvant hormone blockade or therapy

NIH : National Institutes of Health

NLM : National Library of Medicine

NSAI : nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor

NSAID : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSE : neuron-specific enolase

NSRP, NSRRP : nerve-sparing retropubic radical prostatectomy

O

OTC : over-the-counter (drugs)

P

PAP : prostatic acid phosphatase

PBT, PBRT : proton beam (radio)therapy

PCa : prostate cancer

PCAI : PCa Intimacy (email list)

PD : poorly differentiated

PDQ : Physician's Data Query

PDT : photodynamic therapy

PET : positron emission tomography

PG : prostaglandin

PHML : Prostate Help Mailing List

PIN : prostatic intraepithelial or intraductal neoplasia

PNI : perineural invasion

PPML : Prostate Problems Mailing List

PSA : prostate specific antigen

PSA II : free PSA

PSAD : PSA density

PSADT : PSA doubling time

PSAV : PSA velocity

PSM, PSMA : prostate specific membrane (antigen)

PT : proton therapy

PZ : peripheral zone

Q

QL, QOL : quality of life

R

RP : radical prostatectomy

RRP : radical retropubic prostatectomy

RPP : radical perineal prostatectomy

RT-PCR : reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Rx : prescription

S

SAP : serum alkaline phosphatase

SEER : Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Ends Results (NCI)

SEPA : Soft Enhancer of Percutaneous Absorption

SHIM : Sexual Health Inventory for Men

SI : seed implantation

Sm 153 : samarium 153

ST : serum testosterone

SVI : seminal vesicle invasion

Sx : symptoms

SXA : Single Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

T

T1, T1a, b, c : tumor staging

T2, T2a, b, c : tumor staging

T3, T3a, b, c : tumor staging

TAB : total androgen blockade

THB : total hormonal blockade

TNM : Tumor, Node Metastasis (staging)

TRUS, TRUSP : transrectal ultrasound (of the prostate)

TUMT : Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy

TUNA : transurethral needle ablation

TUR : transurethral resection

TURP : transurethral resection of the prostate

Tx : treatment

Tz : transition zone

UV

UA : urinalysis

US : ultrasound

UTI : urinary tract infection

VED : vacuum erection device

WXYZ

WBC : white blood count

WD : well-differentiated

WW : watchful waiting

XBR, XBRT : external beam radiation (therapy)

YO : years old

This information is provided for educational purposes only and does not replace or amend professional medical advice. Phoenix5 is at .

12/29/02

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