Abbreviations
From Cancer Guidelines Wiki
Abbreviations
| AA | Acetic acid |
| AGA | American Gastroenterological Association |
| APC | Argon plasma coagulation |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BO | Barrett’s Oesophagus |
| BSG | British Society of Gastroenterology |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CLO | Columnar lined oesophagus |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| EMR | Endoscopic mucosal resection |
| ESD | Endoscopic submucosal dissection |
| EOA | Early oesophageal adenocarcinoma |
| ER | Endoscopic resection |
| EUS | Endoscopic ultrasound |
| EUS-FNA | EUS-guide fine-needle aspiration |
| FDG-PET | F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded |
| FNA | Fine needle aspirate |
| GOJ | Gastro-oesophageal junction |
| GOR | Gastro-oesophageal acid reflux |
| GORD | Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
| H&E | Haematoxylin & Eosin |
| HGD | High grade dysplasia |
| HR-WLE | High resolution white light endoscopy |
| ICER | Incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| IM | Intestinal metaplasia |
| IMC | Intramucosal cancer |
| IMCa | Intramucosal adenocarcinoma |
| IMGEJ | Intestinal metaplasia in biopsies from gastroesophageal junction |
| IWGCO | International Working Group for the Classification of Oesophagitis |
| LGD | Low grade dysplasia |
| LYS | Life-years saved |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| MBM | Multi-band mucosectomy |
| MPEC | Multipolar electrocoagulation/electrocautery |
| MUC | Mucin immunostaining |
| NBI | Narrow band imaging |
| Nd-YAG | Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet |
| NSAIDs | Aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OAC | Oesophageal adenocarcinoma |
| OC | Oesophageal cancer |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PPI | Proton Pump Inhibitor therapy |
| PY | Person-years |
| QALY | Quality-adjusted life year |
| RFA | Radiofrequency ablation |
| ROC / (ROC curve) | Receiver operating characteristic |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SIM | Specialised intestinal metaplasia |
| TFF3 | Trefoil factor 3 |