| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| SLR | small cell, large mitochondria, rough membrane |
| SSR | small cell, small mitochondria, rough membrane |
| LSS | large cell, small mitochondria, smooth membrane |
| KM Plotter | Kaplan–Meier plotter |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| OS | overall survival |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| IF | immunofluorescence |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| FSC | forward scatter (area/height) |
| SSC | side scatter (area/height) |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| MFP | mammary fat pad |
| NSG mice | NOD/SCID-Gamma |
| HR | hazardous ratio |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |