Cancer registry part six definitions

Term(s)	Abbreviation
Abdomen	ABD, ABDOM
Abdominal perineal	AP
Abnormal	ABN
Abort(miscarry)	AB
About	AB
Above knee (amputation)	AK(A)
Abstract	ABST
Achilles tendon reflex	ATR
Acid phosphatase	ACID P'TASE
Acid phosphatase	ACID PHOS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	AIDS
Acute granulocytic leukemia	AGL
Acute lymphocytic leukemia	ALL
Acute myelogenous leukemia	AML
Acute respiratory disease (syndrome)	ARD(S)
Adenocarcinoma	ADENOCA
Adenosine triphosphate	ATP
Adjacent	ADJ
Admission	ADM
Admit	ADM
Adrenal cortex	AC
Adrenal cortical hormone	ACH
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone	ACTH
Afferent	AFF
Affirmative	AFF
Against medical advice	AMA
Aids related complex	ARC
Air contrast	AC
Albumin	ALB
Albumin-globulin ratio	A/G RATIO
Aldosterone secretion rate	ASR
Alive and well	A & W
Alkaline phosphatase	ALK PHOS
Allergy	A
Alpha-fetoprotein	AFP
Also known as	AKA
Ambulatory	AMB
Amputation	AMP
Anaplastic	ANAP
Anatomy	ANAT
Anesthesia, anesthetic	ANES(TH)
Angstrom unit	AU
Annum	A
Anode	A
Anterior	ANT
Anterior chamber	AC
Anterior pituitary	AP
Anterior superior spine (of ilium)	ASS
Anteroposterior	AP
Anteroposterior and lateral	AP&LAT
Antibody	AB
Antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)	ADH
Antigen	AG
Aortic stenosis	AS
Aortic stenosis	A STEN
Aortic	A
Aortic valve	AV
Appendix	APP
Approximately	APPROX
Argentum (silver, chemical symbol for)	AG
Arterial blood pressure	ABP
Arteriosclerosis	AS
Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease	ASCVD
Arteriosclerotic heart disease	ASHD
Arteriovenous	AV
Artery	A
Artery(ial)	ART
Aspiration	ASP
Asthmatic bronchitis	AB
Atrial gallop	AG
Atrioventricular	AV
Atrophy	ATR
Aurum (gold, chemical symbol for)	AU
Auscultation& percussion	A&P
Autopsy	AUT
Average	AV
Axial	A
Axilla(ry)	AX
Axis(ial)	AX
Bachelor of Arts	BA
Bacillus	B
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin	BCG
Barium (chemical symbol for)	BA
Barium enema	BE
Bartholin's, urethral & Skene's glands	BUS
Basal	BAS
Basal body temperature	BBT
Basal cell carcinoma	BCC
Basal metabolism rate	BMR
Basophil(s) (granular leukocyte)	BASOS
Before	ANTE
Below knee (amputation)	BK(A)
Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperplasia	BPH
Bilateral	BIL
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy	BSO
Bile duct	BD
Biological response modifier	BRM
Biopsy	BX
Birth control	BC
Black	B
Black female	B/F
Black male	B/M
Blood-brain barrier	BBB
Blood pressure	BP
Blood urea nitrogen	BUN
Blue	B
Bone	OS
Bone conduction	BC
Bone marrow	BM
Bone scan	BSC
Born	B
Bowel movement	BM
Brain tumor	BT
Bronchial asthma	BA
Brother	B
Buccocervical	BC
Bundle-branch block	BBB
Ca—Journal of the American Cancer Society	CA
Cancer Antigen 125	CA-125
Calcium	CA
Carbon dioxide	CO2
Carcinoembryonic antigen	CEA
Carcinoma	CA
Carcinoma-in situ	CIS
Centigrade	C
Centimeter	CM
Central nervous system	CNS
Cerebrospinal fluid	CSF
Cardiovascular accident	CVA
Certified Tumor Registrar	CTR
Cervical spine	C-SPINE
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia	CIN
Cervical vertebrae	C1-C7
Cervix	CX
Cesium	CS
Chemotherapy	CHEMO
Chest x-ray	CXR
Chief complaint	CC
Chronic myeloid/myelocytic leukemia	CML
Chronic	CHR
Chronic granulocytic leukemia	CGL
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia	CLL
Cigarettes	CIG
Cobalt 60	Co60
Colony-stimulating factor	CSF
Common bile duct	CBD
Complaining of	C/O
Complete blood count	CBC
Computerized (axial) tomography scan	CT SC
Congestive heart failure	CHF
Consistent with	C/W
Coronary care unit	CCU
Costal margin	CM
Costovertebral angle	CVA
Cubic centimeter	CC
Cystoscopy	CYSTO
Cytology	CYTO
Cytomegalovirus	CMV
Date of birth	DOB
Date of death	DOD
Dead on arrival	DOA
Deep tendon reflex	DTR
Deoxyribonucleic acid	DNA
Dermatology	DERM
Diagnosis	DX
Diameter	DIAM
Differentiated, differential	DIFF
Dilatation and curettage	D&C
Discharge	DIS, DISCH
Discharge	DC, DS
Discharge diagnosis	DD
Discontinued	DC
Disease	DIS
Doctor of Osteopathy	DO
Dyspnea on exertion	DOE
Each eye (oculus uterque)	OU
Ears, nose & throat	ENT
Electrocardiogram	ECG, EKG
Electroencephalogram	EEG
Electromyogram	EMG
Electroshock therapy	EST
Emergency room	ER
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography	ERCP
Enlarged	ENL
Erect (standing), posterior, anterior	EPA
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy	EGD
Estrogen receptor (assay)	ER(A)
Examination	EXAM
Examination under anesthesia	EUA
Excision	EXC
Exploratory laparotomy	EXP LAP
Extend, extension	EXT
Extended care facility	ECF
External	EXT
Extremity	EXT
Eyes, ears, nose & throat	EENT
Fahrenheit	F
Family (medical) history	F(M)H
Fasting blood sugar	FBS
Fever unknown origin	FUO
Fingerbreadth	FB
First dorsal vertebra, second dorsal vertebra, etc.	D1, D2, etc.
Flat plate	FP
Floor of mouth	FOM
Fluorescence in situ hybridization	FISH
Fluoroscopy	FLURO
Follow up	FU
Fracture	FX
Frozen section	FS
Gallbladder	GB
Gastric analysis	GA
Gastroenterostomy	GE
Gastroesophageal	GE
Gastrointestinal	GI
Generalized	GEN
General practitioner	GP
Genitourinary	GU
Grade, grain(s)	GR
Gram	GM
Gynecology	GYN
Head, eyes, ears, nose & throat	HEENT
Heart	COR
Heart disease	HD
Hematocrit	HCT
Hemoglobin	HB, HGB
High power field	HPF
History	HX
History and physical	H&P
History of	H/O
History of present illness	HPI
Hormone	HOR
Hospital	HOSPM
Hour(s)	HR(S)
Human chorionic gonadotropin	HCG
Human Epidermal Receptor #2	HER2
Human immunodeficiency virus	HIV
Human papilloma virus	HPV
Human T-lymphotrophic virus type III	HTL
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease	HCVV-III
Hypertensive vascular disease	HVDD
Hysterectomy	HYST
Immediately (statim)	STAT
Immunoglobulin	IG
Immunohistochemical	IHC
Impression	IMP
Includes, including	INCL
Inferior	INF
Inferior vena cava	IVC
Infiltrating	INFILT
Infarction	INF
Infusion	INF
Injection	INJ
Inpatient	IP
Intensive care unit	ICU
Intercostal margin	ICM
Intercostal space	ICS
Intermittent positive pressure breathing	IPPB
Internal mammary artery	IMA
Internal medicine	INT MED
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 1st Ed., 1976	ICD-O-1
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 2nd Ed., 1992	ICD-O-2
International Prognostic Index (for lymphomas)	IPI
Intramuscular	IM
Intrathecal	IT
Intravenous	IV
Intravenous pyelogram	IVP
Iodine	I
Isolated tumor cells	ITC
Jugular venous distention	JVD
Kidneys, ureters, bladder	KUB
Kilogram	KG
Kilovolt	DV
Knee kick	KK
Knee jerk	KJ
Lactic dehydrogenase	LDH
Laparotomy	LAP
Large	LG
Last menstrual period	LMP
Lateral	LAT
Left	L, LT
Left costal margin	LCM
Left eye (oculos sinister)	OS
Left ilial fossa	LIF
Left lower extremity	LUE
Left lower lobe (lung)	LUL
Left lower quadrant (abdomen)	LLQ
Left upper extremity	LUE
Left upper lobe (lung)	LUL
Left upper quadrant (abdomen)	LUQ
Left salpingo-oophorectomy	LSO
Licensed practical nurse	LPN
Linear accelerator	LINAC
Liter	L
Liver function test	LFT
Liver kidney, spleen (bladder)	LKS(B)
Liver, spleen, kidneys	LSK, LKS
Living and well	L&W
Local medical doctor	LMD
Low power field	LPF
Lower	L
Lower extremity	LE
Lower inner quadrant (breast)	LIQ
Lower outer quadrant (breast)	LOQ
Lumbar puncture	LP
Lumbar spine	L-SPINE
Lumbar vertebrae	L1-L5
Lumbosacral	LS
Lupus erythematosus	LE
Lymph node(s)	LN(S)
Lymphadenopathy associated virus	LAV
Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor	M-CSF
Magnetic resonance imaging	MRI
Malignant	MAL, MALIG
Mandible	MAND
Marital history	MH
Mastectomy	MAST
Maxilla(ry), maximum	MX
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin	MCH
Mean corpuscular volume	MCV
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin count	MCHC
Medical Doctor	MD
Mental health	MH
Metastatic, metastases	MET, METS
Microscopic	MX
Microscopic	MICRO
Mid clavicular line	MCL
Mid sternal line	MSL
Middle lobe	ML
Millicurie	MC
Milligram	MG
Milliliter	ML
Millimeter	MM
Million electron volts	MEV
Mitral stenosis	MS
Moderate	MOD
Moderately differentiated	MD
Moderately differentiated	MOD DIFF
Modified radical mastectomy	MRM
Monocytes, meter	M
Mouth	OS
Multiple sclerosis	MS
Nausea and vomiting	N&V
Navel (umbilicus)	UMB
Neck vein distention	NVD
Negative	NEG or -
Neurology	NEURO
Nitrogen mustard	HN2
No evidence of disease	NED
No evidence of recurrent disease	NERD
No significant findings	NSF
Normal	NL
Normal bowel sounds	NBS
Normal breath sounds	NBS
Normal temperature and pressure	NTP
Not applicable	NA
Not elsewhere classified	NEC
Not otherwise specified	NOS
Not reportable	NR
Not recorded	NR
Number of pregnancies resulting in viable infants	PARA
Obstetrics	OB
Obstructed (ing, ion)	OBST
Occupational history	OH
Occupational therapy	OT
Office visit	OV
Opening	OS
Operating room	OR
Operation	OP
Ophthalmology	OPHTH
Orthopedics	ORTH
Osteomyelitis	OSTEO
Otology	OTO
Ounce	OZ
Outpatient	OP
Outpatient clinic	OPD
Outpatient department	OPD
Packed cell volume	PCV
Packs per day	PPD
Palpable, palpated, palpation	PALP
Papanicolaou smear	PAP
Papillary	PAP
Past medical history	PMH
Past or personal history	PH
Pathology	PATH
Patient	PT
Pedatrics	PED
Pelvic inflammatory disease	PID
Percussion and auscultation	P&A
Percutaneous	PERC
Personal (primary) medical doctor	PMD
Physical examination	PE
Physicians' Desk Reference	PDR
Physiotherapy	PT
Platelets	PLT
Pneumoencephalography	PEG
Poorly differentiated	PD
Positive	POS or +
Positron emission tomography	PET
Possible	POSS
Post anesthesia room	PAR
Post mortem (after death)	PM
Posterior	POST
Posteroanterior	PA
Postmortem examination	POST
Posnasal drip	PND
Postoperative day	POD
Postoperative(ly)	PO, POSTOP
Potassium	K
Preoperative(ly)	PREOP
Present illness	PI
Prior to admission	PTA
Probably(ly)	PROB
Progesterone receptor(assay)	PR(A)
Prostatic Specific Antigen	PSA
Pulmonary	PULM
Pulmonary artery	PA
Pulse	P
Purified protein derivative (Tuberculin skin test)	PPD
Pyrexia of undetermined origin	PUO
Quadrant	Q
Radiation	RAD
Radiation absorbed dose	RAD
Radiation therapy	RT
Radical	RAD
Radioactive iodine (I 131) uptake	RAIU
Radioencephalogram	REG
Radioimmunoassay	RIA
Radium	RA
Range of motion	ROM
Rectovaginal	R-V
Red blood cells	RBC
Reed-Sternberg cells	R-S CELLS
Registered nurse	RN
Resection	RESEC
Respiration	R
Respiratory	RESPIR
Reticuloendothelial system	RES
Reticulum cell sarcoma	RCS
Review of systems	ROS
Review of outside slides	ROS
Review of outside films	ROF
Rhesus (monkey) factor in blood	RH
Ribonucleic acid	RNA
Right	RT
Right costal margin	RCM
Right eye (oculus dexter)	OD
Right iliac fossa	RIF
Right inner quadrant (abdomen)	RIQ
Right lower extremity	RLE
Right lower lobe (lung)	RLL
Right lower quadrant	RLQ
Right middle lobe (lung)	RML
Right outer quadrant (abdomen)	ROQ
Right salpingo-oophorectomy	RSO
Right upper extremity	RUE
Right upper extremity	RUE
Right upper lobe	RUL
Roentgen	R
Rule out	RO, R/O
Sacral spine	S-Spine
Sacral vertebrae	S1-S5
Salpinggo-oophorectomy	SO
Sarcoma	SARC
Sedimentation rate	SR
Sequential multiple analysis (Biochem profile)	SMA
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase	SGPT
Serum hepatitis	SH
Shortness of breath	SOB
Silver nitrate	AGNO3
Skilled nursing facility	SNF
Small	SM, SML
Small bowel	SML BWL
Small bowel	SB
Social history	SH
Solution	SOL
Special lymphocytes formed in bone marrow (derived from bursa of Fabricius)	B-CELLS
Specific gravity	SP GR
Specimen	SPEC
Split thickness skin graft	STSG
Squamous	SQ, SQUAM
Squamous cell carcinoma	SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma	SQCELL CA
Staphylococcus	STAPH
Status post	S/P
Streptococcus	STREP
Subacute bacterial endocarditis	SBE
Subcutaneous	S-Q, SQ
Subcutaneous	SUB-Q, SUBQ
Superior vena cava	SVC
Surgery, surgical	SURG
Symptoms	SX
Temperature	T
Temperature, pulse and respiration	TPR
Thoracic	T
Thoracic spine	T-SPINE
Thoracic vertebra	T1-T12
Thyroid stimulating hormone	TSH
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy	T&A
Total protein	TP
Total abdominal hysterectomy	TAH
Total abdominal hysterectomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy	TAH-BSO
Total vaginal hysterectomy	TVH
Toxin-antitoxin	TA
Transitional cell carcinoma	TCC
Transurethral resection	TUR
Transurethral resection -Bladder	TURB
Transurethral resection - Prostate	TURP
Treatment	RX, TX
Tuberculosis	TB, TBC
Tumor size	TS
Tumor dose	TD
Tumor, Nodes, Metastasis	TNM
Undifferentiated	UNDIFF
Unit	U
Upper extremity	UE
Upper gastrointestinal	UGI
Upper inner quadrant (breast)	UIQ
Upper outer quadrant (abdomen)	UOQ
Upper respiratory infection	URI
Urine	UR
Urology	UROL
Usual childhood diseases	UCHD
Vagina, Vaginal	VAG
Vaginal hysterectomy	VAG HYST
Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia	VAIN
Vascular	VASC
Venereal disease	VD
Vital signs	VS
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia	VIN
Water	H2O
Weight	WT
Well developed	W/D
Well differentiated	WD, WELL DIFF
White blood cells	WBC
White female	W/F
White male	W/M
With	W/
Within normal limits	WNL
Without	W/O
Work-up	W/U
X-ray	XR
Year	YR
Year of	Y/O