ABBREVIATIONS &
Benign – not cancer: may also be incorrectly used, to refer to very slow growing cancers to describe non-aggressive growth rate. Benign behaviour (that is, very slow growth rate) does not necessarily mean ‘not cancer’ CHD – carcinoid heart disease CNS – clinical nurse specialist (may also mean central nervous system) CR – colorectal – refers to the large bowel and rectum CS – carcinoid syndrome CUP is a cancer of unknown primary – where the primary site cannot be confirmed Differentiation describes how much or how little cancer cells looks like the normal cells they were. Familial – relating to or occurring in a family – the words ‘genetic’ or ‘inherited’ may also be used Functioning – refers to NETs that produce excess hormones GEP-NET – a neuroendocrine tumour of the GastroEnteroPancreatic system – in other words a NET that may occur in the stomach, duodenum, small bowel or pancreas GI NET – a neuroendocrine tumour that may occur in the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum or small bowel
Made with FlippingBook - Share PDF online