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Acronyms
To reflect contemporary pathology practice and terminology, a number of revisions and enhancements have been made to ICD-O-3. More acronyms have been included as synonyms in the numeric list and in the alphabetic index, such as DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) and PNET (primitive neuroectodermal tumor).
Other acronyms include:
| Accronym | Description |
|---|---|
| MALT | Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue |
| SALT | Skin-associated lymphoid tissue |
| BALT | Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue |
| SETTLE | Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like element |
| CASTLE | Carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation |
| PIN | Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| AIN | Anal intraepithelial neoplasia |
| DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| PNET | Primitive neuroectodermal tumor |
| CPNET | Central Primitive neuroectodermal tumor |
| PPNET | Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor |
| RA | Refractory anemia |
| RARS | Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts |
| RAEB | Refractory anemia with excess blasts |
| RAEB-T | (Refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation) |
| MPNST | Malignant peripheral nerves sheath tumor |