| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DFM | Desmoid fibromatosis |
| DOG1 | Discovered on GIST-1 |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EBER | EBV-encoded small RNA |
| EFDCS | Epstein–Barr virus-positive inflammatory follicular dendritic cell sarcoma |
| EIMS | Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma |
| ERMS | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
| FDC | Follicular dendritic cell |
| FISH | Fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| RMS | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
| GIST | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HPF | High-power field |
| IFP | Inflammatory fibroid polyp |
| IGSD | Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| ILPS | Inflammatory leiomyosarcoma |
| IPT | Inflammatory pseudotumor |
| ISH | In situ hybridization |
| IWDLPS | Inflammatory well-differentiated liposarcoma |
| KIT | KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase |
| LGMS | Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma |
| MIFS | Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma |
| MIMS | Myxoid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSA | Muscle-specific actin |
| MYOD1 | Myogenic differentiation 1 |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| NF | Nodular fasciitis |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| PAIMT | Pregnancy–associated inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor |
| PDGFRA | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha |
| PMP | Pseudosarcomatous myofiboblastic proliferation |
| SDHB | Succinate dehydrogenase subunit B |
| SMA | Smooth muscle actin |
| STR | Short tandem repeat |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| WHO | World Health Organization |