| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
| TLA | Three letter acronym |
| LD | Linear dichroism |
| HRs | Hormone receptors |
| HER-2 | Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 |
| PR | Progesterone Receptor |
| TILs | Tumor-Infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| TAMs | Tumor associated macrophages |
| APBI | Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation |
| PDR | Pulse-dose-rate |
| HDR | High-dose-rate |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| BBCC | Bavarian Breast Cancer Cases and Controls |
| TMA | Tissue Microarray |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| DAPI | 4′6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| TIICs | Tumor-infiltrating inflammatory cells |
| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| Str | Stromal compartment |
| Epi | Epithelial compartment |
| 4C | Four-color |
| IBC | Inflammatory Breast cancer |
| TNBC | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
| HE | Hematoxylin and Eosin |