From the Phoenix5 Prostate Cancer Glossary 

Prostate Cancer Acronyms & Abbreviations Only
Definitions are at www.phoenix5.org 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 www.phoenix5.org.  

12/29/02