Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the US National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

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10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin – 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate – 13-cis retinoic acid17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin18F-EF51H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging2-methoxyestradiol2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 1703-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone3-AP3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy3-dimensional radiation therapy4-demethoxydaunorubicin4-hydroxytamoxifen4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide4-NQO5-FU – 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid – 5-hydroxytryptamine506U785Q- syndrome6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene9-cis retinoic acid90Y-DOTA-biotin

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A33 monoclonal antibody – AAP – abarelixABCD ratingABI-007ABT-510ABT-751ABX-EGFaccelerated phaseACE inhibitoracetylcysteineachlorhydriaacitretinacoustic neurofibromatosisacridine carboxamide – acrylonitrile – actinic keratosisaction studyActivaseacute erythroid leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphocytic leukemiaacute myelogenous leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaacute nonlymphocytic leukemia – AD 32 – adenocarcinomaadenoid cystic canceradenomaadenopathyadenosine triphosphateadenovirusadjunct agentadjunctive therapyadjuvant therapyadrenocorticalAdriamycinadult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaAE-941AEE788aerobic metabolismaerobic respiration – aerodigestive tract – aerosolize – aflatoxin – AFPAG013736 – AG2037 – AG3340 – AG337 – agent studyagglutininaggressive lymphomaagnogenic myeloid metaplasiaagonistagranulocytosisAJCC staging system – alanine aminopeptidase – alanine transferasealanosinealdesleukinalemtuzumabalendronate sodium – alkalinization – alkylating agent – ALLall-trans retinoic acidallogeneicallogeneic bone marrow transplantationallogeneic stem cell transplantation – allogenic – allopurinolAllovectin-7aloe-emodinalopeciaalpha-fetoproteinAlteplasealtretamine – aluminium sulfate – ALVAC-CEA vaccine – Amanita phalloides – Ambienamelanotic melanomaAmes, Bruceamifostineamikacinaminocamptothecinaminoglutethimideaminoglycoside antibioticaminolevulinic acidaminopterinAMLamonafideamoxicillinamphotericin B – ampulla – ampulla of Vateramputationamsacrine – amylase – amyloidosisanagrelideanakinraanaphylactic shockanaplasticanaplastic large cell lymphomaanaplastic thyroid canceranastomosisanastrozoleandrogenandrogen ablationandrogen suppressionandrogen-independent – anecdotal report – anemiaanetholtrithione – Angelica root – angiogenesisangiogenesis inhibitorangioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomaangiosarcomaangiostatinangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitoranhydrovinblastineanidulafunginanimal modelannamycinanorexia – ansamycin – antagonistanterior mediastinotomyanterior mediastinumanthracenedioneanthracyclineanthraquinoneanti-CEA antibodyanti-idiotype vaccineanti-inflammatoryantiandrogenantiandrogen therapyanti-angiogenesisantiangiogenicantibodyantibody therapyanticachexiaanticancer antibioticanticarcinogenicanticoagulantanticonvulsantantidepressantantiemeticantiestrogenantifolateantifungal medicationantigenantigen-presenting cellantigen-presenting cell vaccineantiglobulin testantihormone therapyantimetaboliteantimicrotubule agentantimitotic agentantineoplasticantineoplastic antibioticantioxidantantiparasiticantiretroviral therapyantisense c-fosantithymocyte globulinantituberculosisantitumor antibioticAntiviral druganxiolytic – APC – APC vaccineAPC8015apheresisaplastic anemia – aplidine – apocrine gland – apolizumab – apoptosis – appendixarctigeninarctiinarginine butyratearomatase inhibitorarsenic trioxidearteriogramarteriographyasbestosascitesasparaginase – aspartate transaminase – aspergillosis – Aspergillus – astheniaastrocyteastrocytomaasymptomaticatamestaneataxiaataxia-telangiectasiaataxic gaitatelectasisathymic nude mouseATLLATPatrasentanatypical hyperplasiaATRT atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor – augmerosenautoimmune diseaseautologousautologous bone marrowautologous bone marrow transplantationautologous lymphocyteautologous stem cell transplantationautologous tumor cellAvastinaxillaaxillary artery – axillary bud – axillary dissectionaxillary lymph nodeaxillary lymph node dissectionaxillary nerveaxillary veinazacitidine – azoxymethane – AZQ – AZT

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B cellB lymphocyteB3 antigenB43-PAP immunotoxinB7-1Bacillus Calmette Guérinbacterial toxinbarium enemabarium solutionbarium swallowBarrett's esophagusbasal cellbasal cell carcinomabasal cell nevus syndromebasophilbatimastatBAY 12-9566BAY 43-9006BAY 56-3722BAY 59-8862BB-10901BBBDBBR 2778BBR 3464BCGBCG solutionbcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139BCX-1777Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromebeclomethasoneBellini duct carcinomabendamustinebenignbenign proliferative breast diseasebenign prostatic hyperplasiabenign prostatic hypertrophybenign tumor – benzaldehyde – benzoylphenylureabenzydamineBeriplast P – best practice – beta alethinebeta carotenebeta hemolytic streptococcus group Bbeta-endorphin – beta-glucan – beta-human chorionic gonadotropinbevacizumabbexaroteneBexxar regimenBG00001BI-RADSBiafine creamBIBX 1382bicalutamidebidi (oncology)bilateral cancerbilateral nephrectomybilateral prophylactic mastectomybilateral salpingo-oophorectomybile ductbiliarybilirubin – binding agent – bioavailablebiochanin Abiochemical reactionsbiological response modifierbiological therapybiomarkerBiomed 101biopsybiopsy specimenbiotherapyBirt–Hogg–Dube syndromebispecific antibodybispecific monoclonal antibodybisphosphonatebizelesinBL22 immunotoxin – black cohosh – black snakeroot – blast – blast crisisblast phasebleomycin – blessed thistle – blinded studyblood cell countblood chemistry studyblood thinnerblood transfusionblood–brain barrierblood–brain barrier disruptionBMS-182751BMS-184476BMS-188797BMS-214662BMS-247550BMS-275291BMS-354825Bolus (medicine)bolus infusionbone marrowbone marrow ablationbone marrow aspirationbone marrow biopsybone marrow metastasesbone marrow transplantationbone metastasesbone scanbone-seeking radioisotopeBoron neutron capture therapyboronophenylalanine-fructose complexbortezomibBowen's diseaseBPHbrachial plexopathybrachial plexusbrachytherapybrain metastasisbrainstem gliomabrain stem tumorbrain tumorBRCA1 – BRCA2 – breakthrough painbreast cancer in situbreast densitybreast duct endoscopyBreast Imaging Reporting and Data Systembreast implantbreast reconstructionbreast self-exambreast-conserving surgerybreast-sparing surgeryBrief Pain Inventory – BRIP1 – brivudineBRM – bromelain – bronchiolebronchitisbronchoscopebronchoscopybronchusbrostallicin – broxuridine – bryostatin 1buccal mucosabudesonidebupropion – burdock – Burkitt's leukemiaBurkitt's lymphoma – burr hole – buserelinbuspironebusulfanbuthionine sulfoximine

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C cellc-erbB-2 – c-kit – CA 19-9 assayCA-125CA-125 testcachexiacalcitonincalcitriol – CAM – Campath-1Hcamptothecincamptothecin analogcancercancer induction – Cancer Information Service – cancer of unknown primary origincancer stem cellcancer vaccineCancer.govCandidiasisCandidosis – CAP-1 – capecitabinecapsaicincaptopril – carbendazim – carbogen – carbon-11 acetatecarboplatin – carboxyamidotriazole – carboxypeptidase-G2carcinoembryonic antigencarcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1carcinogencarcinogenesiscarcinoidcarcinoid syndromecarcinomacarcinoma in situcarcinomatosiscarcinosarcomacarcinosiscarcinostaticcardin (oncology)carmustinecarnitine – carotenoid – carzelesincase reportcase seriescase-control studycaspofungin acetateCastleman's diseaseCAT scan – catechol – cauterizationcauterizecBR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugateCC-1088CC-49 monoclonal antibodyCC-5013CC-8490CCI-779 – CD34 antigen – CD40-ligand – CEACEA assaycecumcefalexincefepimecefiximeceftriaxonecelecoxibceliac disease – cell – cell differentiation – cell motility – cell proliferation – cell respiration – cell adhesion – cellular adoptive immunotherapycellular metabolismcellulitiscentral nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumorcentral venous access catheterCEP-2563 dihydrochlorideCEP-701cephalosporin – ceramide – cerebellar hemangioblastomacerebellopontinecerebral hemispherecerebrospinal fluidcerebrospinal fluid diversioncervicalcervical intraepithelial neoplasiacervixcetuximabcevimelineCGP 48664Chamberlain procedurechemoembolizationchemoimmunotherapychemopreventionchemoprevention studieschemoprotectivechemoradiationchemoradiotherapychemosensitivitychemosensitivity assaychemosensitizer – chemotherapeutic agent – chemotherapychemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathychest x-ray – chiasma – child-life worker – chitin – chlorambucilchlorinechloromachloroquinoxaline sulfonamidecholangiocarcinomacholangiosarcomacholelithcholestasischondrocytechondroitin sulfatechondrosarcomachordomachorioallantoic membranechoriocarcinomachoroid plexus tumorCHPPchronic granulocytic leukemiachronic idiopathic myelofibrosischronic leukemiachronic lymphoblastic leukemiachronic lymphocytic leukemiachronic myelogenous leukemiachronic myeloid leukemiachronic myelomonocytic leukemiachronic phasechronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemiaCHS 828CI-1033CI-958CI-980CI-994ciclosporincidofovircilengitidecimetidineCiprociprofloxacincirculatory systemcirrhosis – CIS – cisplatincitric acid/potassium-sodium citratecladribineclarithromycinclear cell adenocarcinomaclear-cell sarcomaclear cell sarcoma of the kidneyclinical breast examclinical resistanceclinical seriesclinical studyclinical trialCLLclodronateclofarabineCMLCMMLCMV – cnicin – CNSCNS metastasisCNS prophylaxisCNS sanctuaryCNS tumor – co-culture – co-trimoxazolecoactivated T cell – cobalt 60 – Cockayne syndromecoenzyme Q10cohort studyCOL-3cold noduleColey's toxinscollagen disease – collagenase – collecting ductcoloanal anastomosiscoloanal pull-throughColorectal cancer (colon cancer) – colon polypcolonoscopecolonoscopy – colony-stimulating factor – colorectalcolposcopecolposcopycombination chemotherapycombretastatin A4 phosphatecomedo carcinomacommon bile ductcomorbiditycompassionate use trialcomplementary and alternative medicinecomplete blood count (CBC) – complete hysterectomycomplete metastasectomycomplete remissioncomplete responsecompound nevuscompression bandagecomputed tomographic colonographycomputed tomographycomputed tomography colographycomputerized axial tomographycomputerized tomographyconcurrent therapycondylomata acuminatacone biopsycongestive heart failureconizationconsecutive case seriesconsolidation therapycontiguous lymphomacontinent reservoir – contingency management – continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusioncontinuous infusioncontralateralcontrol animalcontrol groupcontrolled clinical trial – controlled study – conventional therapyconventional treatmentcooperative groupCoQ10cordectomy – cordycepin – core biopsycorticosteroidCorynebacterium granulosum – coumestan – coumestrol – CP-358,774CP-609,754CP-724,714CP4071CpG 7909CPT 11CQScraniopharyngiomacraniotomycreatine – creatinine – cribriformcrisnatol mesylateCrohn's disease – cryopreservation – cryosurgerycryotherapycryptorchidism – CSF – CT scanCT-2103CT-2106CT-2584CTC – cultured cell – cultured cell line – cumulative dose – curcumin – cutaneous breast cancercutaneous T-cell lymphomacyanogenic glucosidecyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorcyclophosphamidecyclosporinecyproheptadinecyproterone acetatecystcystectomycystosarcoma phyllodescystoscopecystoscopycytarabinecytochlorcytogeneticscytokinecytologycytomegaloviruscytopenia – cytoplasm – cytotoxiccytotoxic chemotherapycytotoxic T cell

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D-20761 – da-huang – dacarbazinedacliximabdaclizumabdactinomycin – daidzein – dalteparindanazoldarbepoetin alfadarkfield microscopeData Safety and Monitoring CommitteedaunorubicinDCISde novo – death cap – debulking operationdecitabinedecorticationdeferoxaminedefibrotidedegenerative diseasedehydroepiandrosteronedelayed-type hypersensitivity responsedendritic celldendritic cell vaccinedenileukin diftitoxdental implant – deoxycytidine – deoxyribonucleic acid – DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine – depsipeptide – dermatofibrosarcoma protuberansdermatologistdermisDESdeslorelindesmoid tumordesmoplasticdesmoplastic melanomadesmoplastic small round cell tumordexamethasonedexmethylphenidatedexrazoxanedextroamphetamine-amphetaminedextromethorphan acetic acidDFMODHA-paclitaxelDHEAdi-dgA-RFB4 monoclonal antibodydiagnosisdiagnostic mammogram – diagnostic procedures – diagnostic trialdiathermydiaziquonedidanosineDIEP flapdiethylstilbestrol – differentiation – difluoromethylornithinedigital mammography – digital photography – digital rectal examinationdihematoporphyrin etherdimesna – dimethyl sulfoxide – dimethylxanthenone acetic aciddiphosphonatedipyridamoledisease progressiondisease-free survivaldisease-specific survivaldistaldistal pancreatectomydistant cancer – distraction – disulfiramDJ-927 – DNA – docetaxel – dock – dolasetrondolastatin 10donepezildosedose-dense chemotherapydose-dependentdose-limitingdose-ratedosimetristdouble-blindeddouble-contrast barium enema – doubling time – doxercalciferoldoxorubicindoxycyclineDREdronabinoldrug tolerance – dry orgasm – DTGM fusion protein – ductal carcinoma – ductal carcinoma in situductal lavageDukes' classificationdumping syndromeduodenitisDX-52-1 – DX-8951f – dyscrasiadysesthesiadysgeusiadysphagiadysplasiadysplastic nevidysplastic nevusdyspnea

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E7070E7389 – EBV – ecchymosisechocardiographyecteinascidin 743ectocervicaledatrexateedotecarinedrecolomabefaproxiraleffector cellefficacyeflornithineEGb761 – EGFR – EKB-569 – electroacupuncture – electrodesiccationelectrolarynxelectroporation therapyeligibility criteriaembolismembolizationembryomaembryonal rhabdomyosarcomaembryonal tumorembryonicEMD 121974emitefur – emodin – enalaprilencephalopathyenchondromaendocervical curettageendocrine cancerendocrine pancreas cellendocrine therapyendometrialendometrial biopsyendometrial disorderendometrial hyperplasiaEndometrial intraepithelial neoplasiaendometriosisendometriumendorectal ultrasoundendoscopeendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyendoscopic ultrasoundendoscopy – endostatin – endothelial cellendothelin receptor antagonistendothelin-1 protein receptor antagonistseniluracilenoxaparinENTenterostomal therapist – enucleation – enveloped virus – eosinophileosinophiliaEP-2101ependymal tumorependymomaepidemiology – epidermal growth factor receptor – epidermoid carcinomaepigastricepiglottisepinephrine – epipodophyllotoxin – epirubicinepithelialepithelial carcinomaepithelial ovarian cancerepithelium – epitope – EPO906epoetin alfaepoetin beta – epothilone – epothilone B – epothilone D – epratuzumab – Epstein-Barr virus – EPT – ER – ER+ – ER- – ERA-923erb-38 immunotoxin – ErbB1 – ERCPerlotinibERTERUSerythemaerythrocyteerythrocyte sedimentation rateerythrodysplasiaerythroid dysplasiaerythroleukemiaerythroleukoplakiaerythroplakiaerythropoietinesophagealesophagectomyesophagitisesophagoscopyesophagramesophagusESRessential thrombocythemiaessential thrombocytosisestradiolestramustineestramustine phosphateestrogen – estrogen receptor – estrogen receptor negative – estrogen receptor positive – estrogen receptor testestrogen replacement therapyetanerceptetanidazoleethynyluraciletidronate – etiology – etoposideetoposide phosphateETSevaluable diseaseevaluable patientseverolimusEwing's family of tumorsEwing's sarcomaexatecan mesylateexcisionexcisional biopsyexemestaneexisulind – exocrine pancreas cell – expanded access trialextensive-stage small cell lung cancerexternal radiationexternal-beam radiationextrahepaticextrapleural pneumonectomy

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false-negative test result – false-positive test result – familial adenomatous polyposisfamilial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome – familial cancer – familial dysplastic nevifamilial polyposisFamily history (medicine)FAMMM syndromeFanconi anemiaFanconi syndromeFAPfatty-replaced breast tissuefazarabinefecal occult blood testfenretinidefentanyl – fiber – fibrin sealantfibroblastfibroidfibromatosis – fibrosarcoma – fibrosis – fibrous – fifth cranial nervefilgrastimfilgrastim-SD/01finasteridefine-needle aspirationfirst-line therapyFK463 – flavonoid – flavopiridolflecainideflow cytometryfloxuridine – flt3L – fluconazoleflucytosinefludarabinefludeoxyglucose F 18fludrocortisone – fluoropyrimidine – fluoroscopefluoroscopyfluorouracilfluoxetineflutamideFOBTfolatefolate antagonistFOLFOXfolic acidfollicular large cell lymphomafollicular mixed cell lymphomafollicular thyroid cancerformaldehydeFR901228 – fractionation – free radical – fulgurationfulvestrantfunctional magnetic resonance imagingfundusfungating lesion – fusion protein

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G-CSFgabapentinGail modelgallium nitrategallium scangamma knife – gamma ray – ganciclovir – ganglioside – gastrectomygastric atrophygastrinomagastroenterologistgastroesophageal junctiongastroesophageal reflux diseasegastrointestinalgastrointestinal stromal tumorgastrointestinal tractgastroscopegastroscopygefitinibgeldanamycin analogGEM 231gemcitabinegemtuzumab ozogamicin – gene expression profiling – gene therapygene transfergene-modified – genetic analysis – genetic counselinggenetic deletiongenetic markersgenetic susceptibilitygenetic testinggenisteingenitourinary system – genome – germ cellgerm cell tumorGerman Commission Egerminomagermline mutationGerota's capsuleGerota's fasciagestational trophoblastic diseasegestational trophoblastic neoplasiagestational trophoblastic tumorGI14721giant cell fibroblastomagimatecanGISTGleason scoreGleevecGliadel Waferglial cellglial tumorglioblastomaglioblastoma multiformegliomagliosarcomaglossectomyglucagonglucagonomaglucocorticoidgluconeogenesisglufosfamideglutamine – glutathione – glutathione S-transferase – glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor[1]glycolysis – glycopeptide – glycoprotein – glycoprotein 100 – glycosaminoglycan – GM-CSFGM2-KLH vaccineGnRHgonadotropin-releasing hormonegonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist – Gonzalez regimen – Gorlin syndromegoserelin – gossypol – gp100 – gp209-2MGPX-100grade IV astrocytomagraft-versus-host diseasegraft-versus-tumorgranisetrongranulocytegranulocyte colony-stimulating factorgranulocytic sarcomagranulocytopeniagranulosa cell tumorGTI-2040GVHDGW572016GW786034gynecologicgynecologic cancergynecologic oncologist

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HAARThairy cell leukemiahalofuginone hydrobromideHalsted radical mastectomyhamartomahand-foot syndromehead and neck cancer – Hedyotis diffusa – HeLa – helical computed tomographyhelper T cell – hemagglutinin-neuraminidase – hemangiopericytomahemangiosarcomahematogenoushematologic malignancyhematologisthematopoiesishematopoietic growth factorhematopoietic tissuehematoporphyrin derivativehemilaryngectomyheparinhepatectomyhepatichepatic arterial infusionhepatic arteryhepatic portal veinhepatic veno-occlusive diseasehepatoblastomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocytehepatomahepatomegaly – HER1 – HER2/neuHER2/neu gene – herba scutellaria barbatae – hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndromehereditary mutationhereditary nonpolyposis colon cancerherpesvirusheterogenichexyl 5-aminolevulinatehigh-dose chemotherapyhigh-dose-rate remote brachytherapyhigh-dose-rate remote radiation therapyhigh-energy photon therapyhigh-grade lymphomahigh grade squamous intraepithelial lesionhigh-risk cancerhighly active antiretroviral therapyhilarhistamine dihydrochloridehistiocytic lymphomahistologic examinationhistology – histone – histone deacetylase – historic cohort studyhistorical control subjectHLAHNPCCHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphomaholmium Ho 166 DOTMPhomoharringtoninehormonal therapy – hormone receptor – hormone receptor testhormone replacement therapyhormone responsivehormone therapyHorner's syndromehost cellhot noduleHPPHHPVHRTHTLV-1hu14.18-interleukin-2 fusion proteinHuang Lianhuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2human leukocyte antigenhuman lymphocyte antigenhuman papillomavirushuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1Hürthle cell neoplasm – hydrazine sulfate – hydromorphonehydronephrosishydroureterhydroxychloroquinehydroxyureahypercalcemiahyperfractionationhyperglycemiahypericum perforatumhypernephromahyperplasiahypersensitivityhyperthermia therapyhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusionhyperthermic perfusionhyperthyroidismhyperuricemiahypervascularhypoglycemiahypopharynxhypotensionhypothalamus – hypothesis – hypothyroidismhypoxiahypoxichysterectomy

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ibandronateICI 182,780ICI D1694idarubicinIDEC-Y2B8 monoclonal antibodyidiopathicidiopathic myelofibrosisidoxifeneidoxuridineifosfamideIH636 grape seed extract – IL-1 – IL-1-alfa – IL-11 – IL-12 – IL-2 – IL-3 – IL-4 – IL-6 – ileostomyiloprostILX-295501ILX23-7553IM-862imaging procedureimatinib mesylateimipenemimiquimodimmune adjuvantimmune functionimmune responseimmune systemimmune system toleranceimmunoassayimmunocompetenceimmunocompetentimmunocompromisedimmunodeficiencyimmunodeficiency syndromeimmunoglobulinimmunological adjuvantimmunologyimmunomodulationimmunophenotypingimmunoscintigraphyimmunostimulantimmunosuppressionimmunosuppressiveimmunosuppressive therapyimmunotherapyimmunotoxinin situ cancerincisional biopsyincomplete Freund's adjuvantindinavirindium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetanindium In 111 pentetreotide – indole-3-carbinol – indolent lymphomaindometacininduction therapyinfiltrating cancerinfiltrating ductal carcinomainflammatory breast cancerinfliximabinfrared coagulationinguinal orchiectomy – inoperable – inositol – inositol hexaphosphateinstillationInstitutional Review Boardintensification therapyIntensity Modulated Radiation Therapy – intercalator – interferoninterleukin – interleukin-1 – interleukin-1-alpha – interleukin-11 – interleukin-12 – interleukin-2 – interleukin-3 – interleukin-4interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxininterleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin – interleukin-6 – interleukin-7intermediate-grade lymphomainternal radiationinterstitial radiation therapyintestinal villiintoplicineintracarotid infusionintracavitaryintracavitary radiation – intracellular – intracolonicintracranial tumorintradermalintraductal carcinomaintraepithelialintrahepaticintrahepatic bile ductsintrahepatic infusionintralesionalintraluminal intubation and dilationIntramuscular injection (IM) – intraocular melanomaintraoperative radiation therapyintraperitonealintraperitoneal chemotherapyIntraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusionintraperitoneal infusionintraperitoneal radiation therapyintrapleuralintrathecalintrathecal chemotherapyintratumoral, meaning within a tumour – intravenous pyelogramintravenous pyelographyintraventricular infusionintravesicalinvasive cancerinvasive cervical cancerinverted papillomainvestigational – inviable – iodine I 131 tositumomabiododoxorubicin – ionomycin – IORTIncontinentia pigmentiIRBirinotecanirofulvenirradiatedirradiationirreversible toxicityiseganan hydrochlorideISIS 2503ISIS 3521ISIS 5132islet cellislet cell cancerislet of Langerhans cell – isoflavone – isointenseisolated hepatic perfusionisolated limb perfusionisolated lung perfusionisotretinoinitraconazoleIUIVIVPixabepilone

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J-107088J-pouch coloanal anastomosisjaundiceJewett staging systemJM 216junctional nevusjuvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

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Kaposi's sarcomakarenitecinKarnofsky Performance Statuskeloid – keratan sulfate – keratinocyte growth factorkeratoacanthomaketoconazoleketorolackeyhole limpet hemocyaninKGFkiller cell – Kinaret – Klatskin tumorKlebsiellaKlinefelter syndromeKOS-862KPS – kretek – KRN5500KRN7000Krukenberg tumorKW2189

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L-377,202L-778,123 – L-carnitine (see Carnitine) – laboratory studylaboratory testlacrimal gland – lactate dehydrogenase – lactic acid dehydrogenase – LAK cell – lamina proprialamivudinelamotriginelaparoscopelaparoscopic prostatectomylaparoscopic-assisted colectomylaparoscopylaparotomy – lappa – large cell carcinomalarge granular lymphocytelaryngectomylaser surgerylaser therapyLCIS – LDH – lectinleflunomideleiomyomaleiomyosarcomalentinanlepirudinleptomeningealleptomeningeal cancerleptomeningeal metastasesleridistimlerisetronLeser-TrélatletrozoleleucovorinleukapheresisleukemialeukocyteleukopenialeukoplakialeuprorelinleuvectinlevamisolelevocarnitinelevofloxacinLGD1069LH-RHLhermitte's signLi-Fraumeni syndromeliarozoleligationlight-emitting diode therapy – lignan – limb perfusionlimited-stage small cell lung cancerlinacliothyronine sodium – lipophilic – liposarcomaliposomallisofyllineHepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) – liver metastasesliver scanLMB-1 immunotoxinLMB-2 immunotoxinLMB-7 immunotoxinLMB-9 immunotoxinlobaplatinlobectomylobradimillobular carcinoma in situlobulelocal cancerlocal therapylocalized gallbladder cancerlocally advanced cancerlometrexollomustinelonafarnibloop electrosurgical excision procedureloop excisionloperamide hydrochloridelosoxantronelow-grade lymphomalower GI seriesLU 79553LU-103793 – lubricant – lumbar puncturelumpectomylung metastases – lurtotecan – luteinizing hormone-releasing hormoneluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonistlutetium texaphyrinLY231514LY293111 – LY317615 – LY335979LY353381 hydrochloride – lycopene – lymph glandlymph nodelymph node dissectionlymph node drainagelymph node mappinglymph vessellymphadenectomylymphadenopathylymphangiogramlymphangiographylymphangiosarcomalymphatic fluidlymphatic mappinglymphatic systemlymphatic vessellymphedemalymphoblastlymphocytelymphocyticlymphocytic leukemialymphoepitheliomalymphographylymphoid – lymphokine-activated killer cell – lymphomalymphomatoid granulomatosislymphoproliferative disorderlymphosarcomalymphoscintigraphyLynch syndrome – lysis – lysosome – lytic – lytic lesion

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M proteinmacroglobulinemiamacrophagemafosfamide – MAGE-3 – magnetic resonance imagingmagnetic resonance perfusion imagingmagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingmagnetic-targeted carriermaintenance therapymalabsorption syndromemalignancymalignantmalignant ascitesmalignant fibrous cytomamalignant fibrous histiocytomamalignant meningiomamalignant mesotheliomamalignant mixed Müllerian tumormalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor – malondialdehyde – MALT lymphomamammarymammogrammammographyMammotomemantle fieldmarimastatmast cellmastectomymastocytoma – matrix metalloproteinase – MDL 101,731MDX-060mean survival timemeasurable diseasemechlorethamineMEDI-507medial supraclavicular lymph nodemedian survival timemediastinal pleuramediastinoscopymediastinummedical castrationmedical oncologistmedroxyprogesteronemedullary breast carcinomamedullary thyroid cancermedulloblastomamega-voltage linear acceleratormegestrol – meiosis – melanocytemelanomamelanoma vaccinemelphalanMEN-10755MEN1 syndromemeningealmeningeal metastasesmeningiomamenopausal hormone therapymercaptopurine – mercury – Merkel cell cancermesenchymalmesenteric membranemesnamesonephromamesotheliomametaplasiametaplastic carcinomametastasectomymetastasismetastasizemetastaticmetastatic cancermetasynchronousmeteorismmethotrexatemethoxsalenMethoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin betamethyl-5-aminolevulinatemethylphenidatemethylprednisolonemetoclopramidemetronidazolemetronomic therapy – Mexican valerian – MG98microcalcificationmicrometastasesmicromolar – microsatellite – microsatellite instability – microstagingmicrowave therapymicrowave thermotherapymifepristoneMiraluma testmisoprostolmistletoe lectinmitochondriamitolactolmitomycin – mitosis – mitotanemitotic activity – mitotic index – mitotic inhibitormitoxantronemivobulin isethionatemixed gliomaMLN2704modafinilmodalitymodified radical mastectomyMohs surgerymolar pregnancymolecular risk assessmentmolecularly targeted therapymonoclonal antibodymonoclonal antibody 3F8monocyteMontanide ISA-51 – Morinda citrifolia – morphology – motexafin gadoliniummoxifloxacinMPNSTMRIMRSIMS 209MS-275mucinous carcinomamucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomamuJ591 monoclonal antibodyMüllerian tumormulticenter studymulticentric breast cancermultidrug resistancemultidrug resistance inhibitionmultifocal breast cancermultimodality treatmentmultiple endocrine adenomatosismultiple endocrine neoplasia syndromemultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndromemultiple myelomamultiple sclerosismultiplicitymuromonab-CD3 monoclonal antibodymusculoskeletalmycophenolate mofetilmycosis fungoidesmycostatinmyelinmyeloablationmyelodysplasiamyelodysplastic syndromemyelofibrosismyelogenousmyelogrammyeloidmyelomamyeloproliferative disordermyelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasiamyelosuppressionmyelosuppressive therapymyometrium

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N-acetylcysteineN-acetyldinalineN-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosaminenaloxoneNational Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Healthnatural killer cellNB1011NBI-3001NCInebulizerneck dissectionneedle biopsyneedle-localized biopsynegative axillary lymph nodenegative test resultnelarabinenelfinavir mesylateneoadjuvant therapyneoplasianeoplasmnephrotomogramnephrotoxicnephroureterectomynerve blocknerve graftingnerve-sparing radical prostatectomynerve-sparing surgeryneuro-oncologistneurobehavioralneuroblastomaneuroectodermal tumorneuroendocrineneuroendocrine tumorneuroepithelialneurofibromaneurofibromatosis type Ineurofibromatosis type 2neuromaneuronneuropathologistneuropathyneuropeptideneuroradiologistneurotoxicityneurotoxin – neurotropism – neutropenianeutrophilnevusNF1 – NG-monomethyl-L-arginine – niacinamidenicotinamideNIHnilutamidenimodipinenipple dischargenitrocamptothecin – nitrosourea – NK cellNMRInode-negativenode-positivenodular parenchyma – nolatrexed – non-Hodgkin's lymphomanon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – nonconsecutive case seriesnoncontiguous lymphomanonhematologic cancer – noni – nonlyticnonmalignantnonmalignant hematologic disordernonmelanoma skin cancernonmelanomatousnonmetastaticnonopioidnonprescriptionnonrandomized clinical trialnonseminomanonspecific immune cellnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugnonsteroidal aromatase inhibitornovobiocinNPONR-LU-10 antigenNSAIDnuclear magnetic resonance imagingnuclear medicine scan – nutraceutical – nystatin

O

O(6)-benzylguanineoat cell cancerobjective improvementobjective responseoblimersenobtundationoccult stage non-small cell lung canceroctreotideocular melanomaofloxacinOGX-011oblimersenoligoastrocytomaoligodendroglial tumoroligodendrogliomaoltiprazomega-3 fatty acidomentectomyomentumomeprazoleOmmaya reservoironcogeneoncologistoncologyoncology nurseoncology pharmacy specialistoncolysate – oncolysis – oncolyticOncolytic virus – Onconase – ondansetronONYX-015oophorectomyopen biopsyopen colectomyopen label studyopioidopportunistic infectionoral and maxillofacial surgeonorchidectomyorchiectomyoropharynxOSI-7904L – osmolality – osteitis deformansosteogenic sarcomaosteolyticosteoporosisosteosarcomaostomyovarian ablationovarian epithelial cancerovarian suppressionOverall Survival (OS) – overexpress – overgrowth syndromeoxaliplatinoxandroloneOXi-104oxidative metabolism – oxidative stress

P

P-32 – p-value – p53 gene – Pacific valerianpaclitaxelPaget's disease of bonePaget's disease of the nipplePALApalatine uvulapalliative carepalliative therapyPalmar plantar erythrodysesthesiapamidronatePancoast's tumorpancreatectomypancreatic cancerpancreatic ductpancreatic enzymepancreatic juicepancreatitis – PAP, same as Pap smearPap smear – Pap test, same as Pap smearpapillary serous carcinomapapillary thyroid cancerpapillary tumorpapilledemaparacentesisparageusia – paramyxovirus – paraneoplastic syndromeparathyroid glandparathyroid hormone – parenchyma – paresthesiasparicalcitolparietal pericardiumParkinson's diseaseparotidectomyparoxetine hydrochloridepartial cystectomypartial laryngectomypartial mastectomypartial nephrectomypartial oophorectomypartial remissionpartial responsepassive antibody therapyPaterson–Kelly syndromepathological stagingpatient-controlled analgesiaPatient derived tumor xenograftsPCAPDQpeau d'orangePEG-interferon alfa-2aPEG-interferon alfa-2bPEG-MGDFpegaspargasepegfilgrastim – PEITC – peldesinepelvic exenterationpelvic lymphadenectomypemetrexed disodiumpenclomedinepenicillaminepentetic acid calciumpentosan polysulfatepentostatinpentoxifyllinepeptidepeptide 946percutaneous ethanol injectionpercutaneous transhepatic biliary drainagepercutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainagepercutaneous transhepatic cholangiographyperfusionperfusion magnetic resonance imagingpericardial effusionperifosineperineal colostomyperineal prostatectomyperipheral blood lymphocyte therapyperipheral neuropathyperipheral primitive neuroectodermal tumorperipheral stem cellperipheral stem cell supportperipheral stem cell transplantationperistalsisperitoneal cancerperitoneal infusionperitoneal perfusionpernicious anemiapertuzumabPET scanpetechiaePeutz–Jeghers syndromephagocytepharmacokineticsphase I trialphase I/II trialphase II trialphase II/III trialphase III trialphase IV trial – phenethyl isothiocyanate – phenoxodiol – phenylacetate – phenylbutyratepheochromocytomapheresisPhiladelphia chromosomephotodynamic therapyphotothermal therapyphotofrinphotopheresisphyllodes tumorPhysician Data Queryphytic acidphytoestrogenphytosterolPI-88pilocarpinepilocyticpineal region tumorpineoblastomapineocytomapiperacillin/tazobactampirfenidonepiritreximpixantronePJSPKC412plasmacyticplasmacytomaplasmapheresisPlenaxispleomorphicpleural effusionpleurodesisplexiform neurofibromaplexopathyploidyPlummer–Vinson syndromepluripotentpluripotent stem cellpM-81 monoclonal antibodyPNETpneumonectomyPNU 166148PNU-93914polifeprosan 20 carmustine implantpoly-ICLCpolyglutamate camptothecinpolyglutamate paclitaxelpolymerase chain reaction – polymorphism – polyneuritispolyp – polypectomy – polyphenol – Polyphenon Epolyposisponspontineporfimer sodiumporfiromycinport-a-cathpositive axillary lymph nodepositive test resultpositron emission tomography scanpostremission therapyPR+PR-precancerousprecancerous dermatitisprecancerous dermatosisprecancerous polypspredictive factorprednisoloneprednisonepreleukemiapremalignantpretracheal spaceprevascular spacepreventive mastectomyprimary central nervous system lymphomaprimary endpointprimary myelofibrosisprimary peritoneal cancerprimary tumorprimitive neuroectodermal tumor – prinomastat – pro-oxidant – probenecidprocarbazineprochlorperazineproctoscopyproctosigmoidoscopyprogesterone receptor negativeprogesterone receptor positiveprogesterone receptor testprogression-free survival (PFS) – progressive diseaseproliferative indexprolymphocytic leukemiapromegapoietinpromyelocytic leukemiaprophylactic cranial irradiationprophylactic mastectomyprophylactic oophorectomy – prophylactic surgery – prophylaxisprospective cohort studyProst 30 monoclonal antibodyprostate-specific antigenprostate-specific antigen testprostatectomy – prostatic acid phosphatase – prostatic intraepithelial neoplasiaprostatitisprotease inhibitorprotein kinase C – proteoglycan – proteomic profile – proteomics – proton beam radiation therapyproton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingPS-341PSApsammoma bodyPSC 833pseudomyxoma peritonei – psoralen – PTCPTCDPTK787/ZK 222584ptosispulmonary sulcus tumorPV701pyrazine diazohydroxidepyrazoloacridinepyroxamide

Q

Q10QS21quadrantectomy

R

R-flurbiprofenr-tPAR101933R115777radiation fibrosisradiation oncologistradiation physicistradiation surgeryradiation therapistradiation therapyradical cystectomyradical lymph node dissectionradical mastectomyradical perineal prostatectomyradical prostatectomyradical retropubic prostatectomyradioactive drug – radioactive iodine – radioactive palladiumradioactive seedradiofrequency ablationradiographerradioimmunoguided surgeryradioimmunotherapy – radioisotope – radiolabeledradiologic examradionuclide scanningradiopharmaceuticalradiosensitizationradiosensitizerradiosurgeryradiotherapyraloxifeneraltitrexedrandomized clinical trial – ranpirnase – rapamycinrapid hormone cyclingrapid-onset opioid – ras gene – rasburicase – rattlesnake root – ravuconazolerebeccamycinrecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorreconstructive surgeonreconstructive surgeryrecurrent cancerRed blood cellReed–Sternberg cell – reflux – refractory cancerregional cancerregional chemotherapyregional enteritisregional lymph noderegional lymph node dissectionrehabilitation specialist – relative survival rate – relaxation technique – remission induction therapyremote brachytherapyrenal cell cancerrenal collecting tubulerenal glomerulusrenal tubular acidosisretinoblastomaretinoidretinolretinyl palmitateretroperitonealretropubic prostatectomyretrospective cohort studyretrospective studyretroviral vector – retrovirus – RevM10 generhabdoid tumorrhabdomyosarcoma – rhizoxin – ribavirinribonucleotide reductase inhibitorrifampinrisedronateritonavirrituximabRK-0202RMP-7 – RNA – Ro 31-7453Ro 50-3821rofecoxibrosiglitazoneRPI.4610RPR 109881ARSR13 – RSV

S

S-1S-phase fraction – safingol – salpingo-oophorectomysalvage therapy – samarium 153 – saponin – saquinavir mesylatesarCNUsarcomasarcosinamide nitrosoureasargramostimsatraplatinSC-70935SCH 54031SCH 66336SCH-58500Schiller testSchwann cellschwannomascintimammographysclerodermascreening mammogramScutellaria barbataSDX-102SDX-105second primary cancersecond-line therapysecond-look surgerysecondary cancersedoxantrone trihydrochloridesegmental cystectomysegmental mastectomyselective estrogen receptor modulatorselective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsella turcicasemaxanibseminal vesicle biopsyseminomasemiparasiticsemustinesenile keratosissentinel lymph nodesentinel lymph node biopsysentinel lymph node mappingseocalcitolSERMserotoninsertralineserum albuminserum glutamate pyruvate transaminase – Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase – serum tumor marker test – sesquiterpene lactone – sestamibi breast imagingsevere myelosuppressionSézary syndromeSGN-00101SGN-15 – SGOT – SGPTsham therapyshave biopsy – Sho-saiko-to – sialic acid – sialyl Tn-KLHside-to-end coloanal anastomosissideropenic dysphagiasigmoidoscopesigmoidoscopysignal transduction inhibitorsignet ring cell carcinomaSILsildenafil – Silybum marianum – silymarinsimple mastectomysimple nephrectomysingle blind studysingle-photon emission computed tomographysiplizumabsirolimussmall cell lung cancersmall intestinesmoldering leukemiasmoldering myelomaSMT-487SnET2SNX 111soblidotinsodium borocaptate – sodium salicylate – sodium sulfite – sodium thiosulfate – soft tissue sarcomasolar keratosissolid tumor – somatic cell – somatic mutation – somnolence syndromesonogramsorivudinespecific immune cellSPECTSPF – spiculated mass – spindle cell cancer – spindle cell sarcoma – spiral CT scansplenomegalysputum cytologysqualamine lactatesquamous cellsquamous cell carcinomasquamous intraepithelial lesionSR-29142SR-45023ASR49059SSRIstagingstaurosporinestavudinestellatestem cell – stem cell factor – stem cell transplantationstentstereotactic biopsystereotactic body radiation therapystereotactic external-beam radiationstereotactic injectionstereotactic radiation therapystereotactic radiosurgerystereotaxic radiosurgery – stereotaxis – steroid therapySTI481STI571 – stoma – stomatitis – streptavidin – streptozocinStromagenstromal tumor – strontium-89 – Sturge–Weber syndromeSU011248SU101SU5416SU6668subcutaneous portsubependymalsuberoylanilide hydroxamic acidsubglottissubset analysissubtenonsucralfatesulfonamidesulindacsuperior vena cavasuperior vena cava syndromesupraclavicular lymph nodesupraglottic laryngectomysupraglottissupratentorialsuraminsurgical oncologistsurvival ratesymptom managementsyncytiumsyngeneic bone marrow transplantationsyngeneic stem cell transplantationsynovial membranesynovial sarcomasynthetic protegrin analogsynthetic retinoidsystemic chemotherapysystemic diseasesystemic lupus erythematosus – systemic therapy

T

T cellT-3 – T-cell depletion – T-cell lymphomaT138067T4N5 liposomal lotionT900607TAC-101tacrolimusTAG-72 antigentalampaneltalaporfin sodiumtamoxifentariquidartaurolidinetaxanetechnetium tc 99m dextran – technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid – tegafurteicoplanintelangiectasiatemoporfintemozolomideteniposideTENSteratomaterminal diseasetetanus toxoidtetrahydrouridineTG4010theophylline – thermal ablation – thermography – thiotepathird-line therapythoracentesisthoracoscopythoracotomythrombocytethrombocytopenia – thrombohemorrhagic event – thrombophlebitis – thrombopoietin – thymidine – thymidylate synthase inhibitorthymomaThyrogenthyroglobulinthyroid follicular cellthyroid hormonethyroid-stimulating hormonethyroidectomythyrotropin alfatiazofurintime to progressiontin ethyl etiopurpurintin Sn 117m DTPAtinidazoletioguaninetipifarnibtirapazaminetissue plasminogen activatorTLK286TMTransplacental carcinogenesisTNFTNFeradeTNM staging systemTNP-470tocladesinetomographytopical chemotherapytopoisomerase inhibitortopotecantoremifenetositumomabtotal androgen blockadetotal estrogen blockadetotal nodal irradiationtotal parenteral nutritiontotal-body irradiationTP-38 immunotoxintPA – TPA – trabecular cancertransabdominal ultrasoundtranscutaneous electric nerve stimulationtransdermaltransferrin-CRM107transitional celltransitional cell carcinomatransperineal biopsytransrectal biopsytransrectal ultrasoundtransurethral biopsytransurethral needle ablationtransurethral resectiontransurethral resection of the prostatetransvaginal ultrasoundtrastuzumabTraumeel StreosulfantretinointriacetyluridinetriamcinoloneTriapine – tributyrin – trichothiodystrophytriiodothyroninetrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoletrimetrexate glucuronatetriptorelintroglitazonetropisetrontroxacitabineTRUStuberous sclerosistubulovillous adenomatumortumor antigen vaccinetumor board reviewtumor burdentumor debulkingtumor infiltrating lymphocytetumor loadtumor markertumor modeltumor necrosis factortumor suppressor genetumor-derivedtumor-specific antigenTURTURPTVStympanites – Type I and type II errors – tyrosinase peptidetyrosine kinase inhibitorTZT-1027

U

ubiquinoneUCN-01 – UGT1A1 – ultrasonogramultrasonography – ultrasound-guided biopsy—see ultrasound and biopsy – ultraviolet radiation therapy—see ultraviolet radiation and radiation therapy – uncontrolled study—see clinical trial – unconventional cancer treatments—see experimental cancer treatment – undifferentiated—see cellular differentiation – unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy—see oophorectomy – unresectable—see resection – unresectable gallbladder cancer—see gallbladder cancer – unsealed internal radiation therapy—see radiation therapyupper GI seriesurachus – uracil – urea nitrogen—see blood urea nitrogenureteroscopy – urine cytology—see urine – urokinase – urologic oncologist—see urology and oncologisturotheliumursodiol – UV radiation – UVA radiation – UVB radiation – uvula

V

vaccine adjuvantvaccine therapyvaccinia CEA vaccinevaginal cancervaginal melanomavaginal tumorsvalacyclovirvaldecoxib – valerian – Valeriana officinalisValerianae radixvalganciclovirvalproic acidvancomycinvapreotidevaricose veinsvascular endothelial growth factorVEGFVEGF Trapvenlafaxinevideo-assisted resectionvideo-assisted surgeryvillous adenomavillusvinblastine – vinca alkaloid – vincristinevindesinevinorelbineviral vectorvirotherapyvirtual colonoscopyVirulizinvirus replication cyclevirus-neutralizing antibodyviscotoxinsvisilizumabvisual pathway gliomaVNP20009VNP40101Mvon Hippel–Lindau diseasevoriconazolevorozolevulvar cancerVX 853VX-710

W

Waldenström macroglobulinemiawarfarinwedge resectionWermer's syndromeWhipple procedurewhite blood cellWhitmore-Jewett staging systemwhole cell vaccineWilms' tumorWobe-Mugos E

X

X-rayX-ray therapyxenograftxeroderma pigmentosumxerogramxerostomiaXK469XR9576

Y

YM598yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetanyttrium Y 90 SMT 487yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide

Z

ZD 1839ZD0473ZD6474ziconotidezidovudinezileutonzoledronateZollinger–Ellison syndromeZoloftzolpidemzosuquidar trihydrochloride

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